2 Peter 1:17 (GNV)

Passage

For he receiued of God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voyce to him from that excellent glory, This is my beloued Sonne, in whom I am well pleased.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:15 I will endeuour therefore alwayes, that ye also may be able to haue remembrance of these things after my departing.

2 Peter 1:16 For we followed not deceiuable fables when we opened vnto you the power, and comming of our Lord Iesus Christ, but with our eyes we saw his maiestie:

2 Peter 1:17 For he receiued of God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voyce to him from that excellent glory, This is my beloued Sonne, in whom I am well pleased.

2 Peter 1:18 And this voyce we heard when it came from heauen, being with him in the Holy mount.

2 Peter 1:19 We haue also a most sure worde of the Prophets, to the which ye doe well that yee take heede, as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place, vntill the day dawne, and the day starre arise in your hearts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "receiued", "father", "honour", "glory", "came", "such", "voyce", and "excellent". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "receiued" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "For we followed not deceiuable fables when..." into verse 18's "And this voyce we heard when it...", so "receiued" and "father" 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 "receiued" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.