2 Peter 1:17
2 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 1
“For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”2 Peter 1:17
What Does 2 Peter 1:17 Mean?
2 Peter 1:17 is found in the book of 2 Peter, chapter 1, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Adoption, Identity, Revelation, Trinity, and Incarnation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Peter 1:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Mark 9:7“And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.”Matthew 17:5“While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”Matthew 3:17“And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”Luke 3:22“And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.”Luke 9:34“While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.”Mark 1:11“And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”Matthew 12:18“Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.”John 3:35“The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.”John 5:26“For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;”Isaiah 42:1“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.”John 12:28“Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”2 John 1:3“Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.”Luke 10:22“All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.”2 Corinthians 1:3“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;”John 5:36“But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.”2 Corinthians 11:31“The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.”John 17:21“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.”Jude 1:1“Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:”John 5:21“For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.”John 6:27“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”
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