2 Peter 1:18
New International Version
We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.

New Living Translation
We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

English Standard Version
we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.

Berean Standard Bible
And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

Berean Literal Bible
And we heard this voice having been brought from heaven, being with Him in the holy mountain.

King James Bible
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

New King James Version
And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

New American Standard Bible
and we ourselves heard this declaration made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

NASB 1995
and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

NASB 1977
and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

Legacy Standard Bible
and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

Amplified Bible
and we [actually] heard this voice made from heaven when we were together with Him on the holy mountain.

Christian Standard Bible
We ourselves heard this voice when it came from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And we heard this voice when it came from heaven while we were with Him on the holy mountain.

American Standard Version
and this voice we ourselves heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
We also heard this voice from Heaven, which came to him when we were with him in The Holy Mountain.

Contemporary English Version
We were there with Jesus on the holy mountain and heard this voice speak from heaven.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And this voice we heard brought from heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.

English Revised Version
and this voice we ourselves heard come out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We heard that voice speak to him from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

Good News Translation
We ourselves heard this voice coming from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.

International Standard Version
We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

Literal Standard Version
and we heard this voice borne out of Heaven, being with Him at the holy mountain.

Majority Standard Bible
And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

New American Bible
We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain.

NET Bible
When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.

New Revised Standard Version
We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.

New Heart English Bible
We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

Webster's Bible Translation
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him on the holy mount.

Weymouth New Testament
And we ourselves heard these words come from Heaven, when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

World English Bible
We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

Young's Literal Translation
and this voice we -- we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.

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Context
Eyewitnesses of His Majesty
17For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. 19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.…

Cross References
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 5:15
The Commander of the LORD's army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.


Treasury of Scripture

And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

this.

Matthew 17:6
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

the holy.

Genesis 28:16,17
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not…

Exodus 3:1,5
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb…

Joshua 5:15
And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

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2 Peter 1
1. Peter confirms the hope of the increase of God's grace,
5. exhorts them, by faith, and good works, to make their calling sure;
12. whereof he is careful to remind them, knowing that his death is at hand;
16. and assures them of the authenticity of the Gospel, by the eyewitness of the apostles and the prophets.














(18) And this voice which came from heaven we heard.--Rather, And this voice we heard borne from heaven: We were ear-witnesses of the voice coming from heaven, as we were eye-witnesses of His majesty. It was no vision, it was no hallucination. We all heard, and we all saw; so that I have the highest authority for what I would now impress upon you. A voice which I myself heard borne from heaven to earth, in the midst of glory which I myself saw, foretelling the glory that is yet to come.

In the holy mount.--It is, perhaps, not even "partly right" to say that the epithet "holy" indicates a view of the event later than that of the Evangelists, and points to a miracle-loving age. Rather, it indicates a view many centuries older than the Evangelists--that wherever God had specially manifested Himself was "holy ground" (Exodus 3:5; Josh. V. 15. Comp. Genesis 28:16-17; Exodus 19:12; Acts 7:33.) The expression would be natural to any Jew speaking of the Transfiguration. (See Introduction, I. c.)

Verse 18. - And this voice which came from heaven we heard; rather, and this voice borne from heaven we heard. The pronoun is emphatic; we, the apostles who had that high privilege. They heard the voice when it was borne (ἐνεχθεῖσαν; he repeats for emphasis the remarkable word of verse 17) from heaven, they heard it come from heaven. When we were with him in the holy mount. This description of the Mount of the Transfiguration supposes a knowledge of the history in St. Peter's readers; but it gives no support to the theory of a post-apostolic date. Mount Horeb was "holy ground," because God appeared there to Moses, because it was the scene of the giving of the Law. Mount Zion was a holy hill, because God had chosen it to be a habitation for himself; the Mount of the Transfiguration was holy, because there God the Son manifested forth his glory. God hallows every place which he pleases to make the scene of his revealed presence. This whole passage shows the deep and lasting impression which the Transfiguration made on those who were privileged to witness it (comp. John 1:14).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

we ourselves
ἡμεῖς (hēmeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

heard
ἠκούσαμεν (ēkousamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

this
ταύτην (tautēn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

voice
φωνὴν (phōnēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5456: Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.

from
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

heaven
οὐρανοῦ (ouranou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

[when] we were
ὄντες (ontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

with
σὺν (syn)
Preposition
Strong's 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.

Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

on
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

holy
ἁγίῳ (hagiō)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.

mountain.
ὄρει (orei)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3735: A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).


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