2 Peter 1:18

1:18 When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves ¹  heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain. ² 

2 Peter 2:8

2:8 (for while he lived among them day after day, that righteous man was tormented in his righteous soul ³  by the lawless deeds he saw and heard ⁴ )

2 Peter 3:5

3:5 For they deliberately suppress this fact, ⁵  that by the word of God ⁶  heavens existed long ago and an earth ⁷  was formed out of water and by means of water.

[1:18]  ¹ tn The “we” in v. 18 is evidently exclusive, that is, it refers to Peter and the other apostles.

[1:18]  ² tn 2 Pet 1:17-18 comprise one sentence in Greek, with the main verb “heard” in v. 18. All else is temporally subordinate to that statement. Hence, more literally these verses read as follows: “For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory: ‘This is my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted,’ we ourselves heard this voice when it was conveyed from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.”

[2:8]  ³ tn Grk “that righteous man tormented his righteous soul.”

[2:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “by lawless deeds, in seeing and hearing [them].”

[3:5]  ⁵ tn The Greek is difficult at this point. An alternative is “Even though they maintain this, it escapes them that…” Literally the idea seems to be: “For this escapes these [men] who wish [it to be so].”

[3:5]  ⁶ tn The word order in Greek places “the word of God” at the end of the sentence. See discussion in the note on “these things” in v. 6.

[3:5]  ⁷ tn Or “land,” “the earth.”