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2 Peter 1:17

2 Peter 1:17
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

For he received from God the Father honour and glory,.... Not as an inferior from a superior, for he was equal in glory with the Father, and was, and is, the brightness of his Father's glory; nor…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

For he received from God the Father honour and glory - He was honored by God in being thus addressed. When there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory - The magnificent splendor; the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

For he received honor and glory - In his transfiguration our Lord received from the Father honor in the voice or declaration which said, This is my Son, the beloved One, in whom I have delighted. And…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Peter 1:16-18

Here we have the reason of giving the foregoing exhortation, and that with so much diligence and seriousness. These things are not idle tales, or a vain thing, but of undoubted truth and vast concern.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

For he received from God the Father honour and glory The Greek construction is participial, For having received …, the structure of the sentence being interrupted by the parenthetical clause which…