11 translations · Greek
2 Peter 1:17
For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
2 Peter 1:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
- KJV King James Version
- For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for having received honor and glory from God the Father, such a voice being borne to Him by the Excellent Glory: “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted”;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice of majestic glory spoke to him and announced, “This is my Son, the one I love, and who truly pleases me.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: 'This is My Son — the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- For he received from God [the] Father honour and glory, such a voice being uttered to him by the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For he received from God the Father, honour and glory: this voice coming down to him from the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| λαβὼν | labōn | He received | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| παρὰ | para | from | G3844 παρά from/with/beside |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | God | G2316 θεός God |
| Πατρὸς | Patros | [the] Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| τιμὴν | timēn | honor | G5092 τιμή honor |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| δόξαν | doxan | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| φωνῆς | phōnēs | [when] the voice | G5456 φωνή voice/sound: voice |
| ἐνεχθείσης | enechtheisēs | came | G5342 φέρω to bear/lead |
| αὐτῷ | autō | to Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| τοιᾶσδε | toiasde | saying | G5107 τοιόσδε such as this |
| ὑπὸ | hypo | from | G5259 ὑπό by/under: by |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μεγαλοπρεποῦς | megaloprepous | Majestic | G3169 μεγαλοπρεπής majestic |
| δόξης | doxēs | Glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| Ὁ | Ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱός | Huios | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγαπητός | agapētos | beloved | G27 ἀγαπητός beloved |
| μου | mou | — | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| οὗτός | houtos | This | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ὃν | hon | whom | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| εὐδόκησα | eudokēsa | am well pleased | G2106 εὐδοκέω to delight |
Related verses
- Mark 9:7
A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
- Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
- Matthew 3:17
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
- Luke 3:22
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
- Luke 9:34–35
While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud. A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
- Mark 1:11
A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
- Matthew 12:18
“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.
- John 3:35
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
- John 5:26
For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.
- Isaiah 42:1
“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.
16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
18 We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
19 We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:
Read all of 2 Peter 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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