2 Peter 1:16
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”
δύναμις
The root of our word dynamite. But dunamis is not explosive destruction — it is the inherent ability to accomplish what needs to be done. Jesus says you will receive this power. Not work for it, earn it or deserve it. Receive it. The Holy Spirit is not a reward. He is a gift.
Χριστός
Christ
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Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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γίνομαι
having been
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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παρουσία
coming,
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παρουσία
Coming, presence, arrival. Parousia. The coming of the Lord. The return of Jesus is not a footnote in Christian hope. It is the anchor of it. He is coming. Be ready.
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σοφίζω
contrived
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σοφίζω
to render wise; in a sinister acceptation, to form "sophisms", i.e. continue plausible error
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ἐκεῖνος
of His
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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ἐξακολουθέω
having followed
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ἐξακολουθέω
to follow out, i.e. (figuratively) to imitate, obey, yield to
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γνωρίζω
we have made known
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γνωρίζω
to make known; subjectively, to know
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μεγαλειότης
majesty.
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μεγαλειότης
superbness, i.e. glory or splendor
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μῦθος
fables
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μῦθος
a tale, i.e. fiction ("myth")
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ἐπόπτης
eyewitnesses
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ἐπόπτης
a looker-on
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