2 Peter 1:16 (YLT)

Passage

For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty--

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:14 having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,

2 Peter 1:15 and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.

2 Peter 1:16 For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty--

2 Peter 1:17 for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: `This is My Son--the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;'

2 Peter 1:18 and this voice we--we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "skilfully", "devised", "fables", "having", "followed", "make", "known", and "power". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "skilfully" and "devised", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "and I will be diligent that also..." into verse 17's "for having received from God the Father...", so "skilfully" and "devised" 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 "skilfully" and "devised" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.