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2 Peter 1:16

NETBible	For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return¹ of our Lord Jesus Christ;² no,³ we were⁴ eyewitnesses of his⁵ grandeur.⁶
NIV © biblegateway 2Pe 1:16	We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eye-witnesses of his majesty.
NASB © biblegateway 2Pe 1:16	For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
NLT © biblegateway 2Pe 1:16	For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and his coming again. We have seen his majestic splendor with our own eyes.
MSG © biblegateway 2Pe 1:16	We weren't, you know, just wishing on a star when we laid the facts out before you regarding the powerful return of our Master, Jesus Christ. We were there for the preview! We saw it with our own eyes:
BBE © SABDAweb 2Pe 1:16	For when we gave you news of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, our teaching was not based on stories put together by art, but we were eye-witnesses of his glory.
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Pe 1:16	For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.
NKJV © biblegateway 2Pe 1:16	For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
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KJV	For <1063> we have <1811> (0) not <3756> followed <1811> (5660) cunningly devised <4679> (5772) fables <3454>_, when we made known <1107> (5656) unto you <5213> the power <1411> and <2532> coming <3952> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>_, but <235> were <1096> (5679) eyewitnesses <2030> of his <1565> majesty <3168>_.
NASB © biblegateway 2Pe 1:16	For we did not follow <1811> cleverly <4679> devised <4679> tales <3454> when we made <1107> known <1107> to you the power <1411> and coming <3952> of our Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> , but we were eyewitnesses <2030> of His majesty <3168> .
NET [draft] ITL	For <1063> we did <1811> not <3756> follow <1811> cleverly concocted <4679> fables <3454> when we made known <1107> to you <5213> the power <1411> and <2532> return <3952> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> ; no <235> , we were <1096> eyewitnesses <2030> of his <1565> grandeur <3168> .
GREEK	ou gar sesofismenoiv exakolouyhsantev thn tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou dunamin kai parousian all epoptai genhyentev ekeinou megaleiothtov

NETBible

For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return¹ of our Lord Jesus Christ;² no,³ we were⁴ eyewitnesses of his⁵ grandeur.⁶

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “coming.”

²tn Grk “for we did not make known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ by following cleverly concocted fables.”

³tn Grk “but, instead.”

⁴tn Grk “became.”

⁵tn Grk “that one’s.” That is, “eyewitnesses of the grandeur of that one.” The remote demonstrative pronoun is used perhaps to indicate esteem for Jesus. Along these lines it is interesting to note that “the Pythagoreans called their master after his death simply ἐκεῖνος” as a term of reverence and endearment (BDAG 302 s.v. ἐκεῖνος a.γ).

⁶sn The term grandeur was used most frequently of God’s majesty. In the 1st century, it was occasionally used of the divine majesty of the emperor. 2 Pet 1:1 and 1:11 already include hints of a polemic against emperor-worship (in that “God and Savior” and “Lord and Savior” were used of the emperor).