2 Peter 1:16 (DBY)

Passage

For we have not made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly imagined fables, but having been eyewitnesses of *his* majesty.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:14 knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is speedily [to take place], as also our Lord Jesus Christ has manifested to me;

2 Peter 1:15 but I will use diligence, that after my departure ye should have also, at any time, [in your power] to call to mind these things.

2 Peter 1:16 For we have not made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly imagined fables, but having been eyewitnesses of *his* majesty.

2 Peter 1:17 For he received from God [the] Father honour and glory, such a voice being uttered to him by the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom *I* have found my delight;

2 Peter 1:18 and this voice *we* heard uttered from heaven, being with him on the holy mountain.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "known", "power", "coming", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "following", and "cleverly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "known" and "power", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "but I will use diligence that after..." into verse 17's "For he received from God the Father...", so "known" and "power" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "known" and "power" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.