2 Peter 1:18

And this voice, which came from heaven, we heard,.... Peter, who wrote this epistle, and James and John, the favourite disciples of Christ; and who were a sufficient number to bear witness of what…

And this voice which came from heaven we heard - To wit, Peter, and James, and John. When we were with him in the holy mount - Called “holy” on account of the extraordinary manifestation of the…

And this voice - we heard - That is, himself, James, and John heard it, and saw this glory; for these only were the εποπται, beholders, on the holy mount. It is worthy of remark that our blessed Lord,…

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.…

And this voice which came from heaven we heard More accurately, as better expressing the force of the special word used here as in the previous verse, And this voice borne from heaven we heard.… The…