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Eyewitnesses of His Majesty

2 Peter 1:18

In 9 translations

BSB
And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
KJV
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
WEB
We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
ASV
and this voice we ourselves heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.
LSV
and we heard this voice borne out of Heaven, being with Him at the holy mountain.
YLT
and this voice we — we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.
DBY
and this voice we heard uttered from heaven, being with him on the holy mountain.
DRC
And this voice we heard brought from heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.
GNV
And this voyce we heard when it came from heauen, being with him in the Holy mount.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἁγίῳ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τῷ elsewhere in this verse.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τῷ (“the”); NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἁγίῳ ὄρει. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἁγίῳ ὄρει; Robinson–Pierpont read ὄρει τῷ ἁγίῳ.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ταύτην τὴν φωνὴν ἡμεῖς ἠκούσαμεν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐνεχθεῖσαν σὺν αὐτῷ ὄντες ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ ὄρει.
RP2018
καὶ ταύτην τὴν φωνὴν ἡμεῖς ἠκούσαμεν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐνεχθεῖσαν, σὺν αὐτῷ ὄντες ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῷ ἁγίῳ.
TR-Boyd
καὶ ταύτην τὴν φωνὴν ἡμεῖς ἠκούσαμεν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐνεχθεῖσαν, σὺν αὐτῷ ὄντες ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῷ ἁγίῳ.
SCR1894
και ταυτην την φωνην ημεις ηκουσαμεν εξ ουρανου ενεχθεισαν συν αυτω οντες εν τω ορει τω αγιω

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 17:6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
  • Exodus 3:5“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
  • Joshua 5:15The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
  • Isaiah 11:9They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
  • Genesis 28:16–17When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
  • Exodus 3:1Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
  • Zechariah 8:3This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
  • Isaiah 56:7I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”

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