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2 Peter 1:17–21

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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.
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
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From verse 17

  1. Mark 9:7Rank 1 from verse 17
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    7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

  2. Matthew 17:5Rank 2 from verse 17
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    5While 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.

  3. Matthew 3:17Rank 3 from verse 17
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    17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  4. Luke 3:22Rank 4 from verse 17
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    22And 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.

  5. Luke 9:34–35Rank 5 from verse 17
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    34While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

    35And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

  6. Mark 1:11Rank 6 from verse 17
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    11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  7. Matthew 12:18Rank 7 from verse 17
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    18Behold 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.

  8. John 3:35Rank 8 from verse 17
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    35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

  9. John 5:26Rank 9 from verse 17
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    26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

  10. Isaiah 42:1Rank 10 from verse 17
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    1BEHOLD 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.

  11. 2 John 1:3Rank 11 from verse 17
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    3Grace 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.

  12. John 12:28–29Rank 12 from verse 17
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    28Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

    29The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

  13. 2 Corinthians 1:3Rank 13 from verse 17
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    3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

  14. Luke 10:22Rank 14 from verse 17
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    22All 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.

  15. 2 Corinthians 11:31Rank 15 from verse 17
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    31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

  16. John 5:36–37Rank 16 from verse 17
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    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.

    37And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

  17. John 17:21Rank 17 from verse 17
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    21That 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.

  18. Jude 1:1Rank 18 from verse 17
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    1JUDE, 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:

  19. John 5:21–23Rank 19 from verse 17
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    21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

    22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

  20. John 6:27Rank 20 from verse 17
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    27Labour 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.

  21. John 6:39Rank 21 from verse 17
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    39And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

  22. John 10:36Rank 22 from verse 17
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    36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

  23. Isaiah 53:10Rank 23 from verse 17
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    10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

  24. John 10:15Rank 24 from verse 17
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    15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

  25. John 14:6Rank 25 from verse 17
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  26. John 20:17Rank 26 from verse 17
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    17Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

  27. Matthew 17:3Rank 27 from verse 17
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    3And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

  28. John 13:1–3Rank 28 from verse 17
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    1NOW before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

    2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;

    3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

  29. John 14:11Rank 29 from verse 17
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    11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

  30. Matthew 11:25–27Rank 30 from verse 17
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    25¶ At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

    26Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

    27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

  31. John 6:37Rank 31 from verse 17
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    37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

  32. Romans 15:6Rank 32 from verse 17
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    6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  33. Matthew 28:19Rank 33 from verse 17
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    19¶ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

  34. John 14:8–9Rank 34 from verse 17
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    8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

    9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

From verse 18

  1. Matthew 17:6Rank 1 from verse 18
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    6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

  2. Exodus 3:5Rank 2 from verse 18
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    5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

  3. Joshua 5:15Rank 3 from verse 18
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    15And 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.

  4. Genesis 28:16–17Rank 4 from verse 18
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    16¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.

    17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

  5. Isaiah 11:9Rank 5 from verse 18
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    9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  6. Exodus 3:1Rank 6 from verse 18
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    1NOW 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.

  7. Zechariah 8:3Rank 7 from verse 18
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    3Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.

  8. Isaiah 56:7Rank 8 from verse 18
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    7Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

From verse 19

  1. Isaiah 9:2Rank 1 from verse 19
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    2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

  2. Psalms 119:105Rank 2 from verse 19
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    105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

  3. Revelation 22:16Rank 3 from verse 19
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    16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

  4. John 5:39Rank 4 from verse 19
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    39¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

  5. 2 Corinthians 4:4–6Rank 5 from verse 19
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    4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

    5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  6. Isaiah 8:20Rank 6 from verse 19
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    20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

  7. John 1:7–9Rank 7 from verse 19
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    7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

    8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

    9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  8. Proverbs 6:23Rank 8 from verse 19
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    23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

  9. Revelation 2:28Rank 9 from verse 19
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    28And I will give him the morning star.

  10. Psalms 19:7–9Rank 10 from verse 19
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    7The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

    8The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

    9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

  11. Luke 1:78–79Rank 11 from verse 19
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    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  12. Isaiah 60:1–2Rank 12 from verse 19
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    1ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

    2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

  13. John 5:35Rank 13 from verse 19
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    35He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

  14. Matthew 4:16Rank 14 from verse 19
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    16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

  15. 1 John 5:10Rank 15 from verse 19
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    10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

  16. 1 Peter 1:10Rank 16 from verse 19
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    10Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

  17. Ephesians 5:7–8Rank 17 from verse 19
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    7Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

    8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

  18. John 8:12Rank 18 from verse 19
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    12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  19. Acts 15:29Rank 19 from verse 19
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    29That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

  20. Acts 17:11Rank 20 from verse 19
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    11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

  21. Isaiah 41:21–23Rank 21 from verse 19
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    21Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

    22Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

    23Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

  22. James 2:8Rank 22 from verse 19
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    8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

  23. 3 John 1:6Rank 23 from verse 19
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    6Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

  24. Luke 16:29–31Rank 24 from verse 19
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    29Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

    30And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

    31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

  25. Isaiah 41:26Rank 25 from verse 19
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    26Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

From verse 20

  1. 2 Peter 3:3Rank 1 from verse 20
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    3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

  2. Romans 12:6Rank 2 from verse 20
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    6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

  3. James 1:3Rank 3 from verse 20
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    3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

  4. Romans 13:11Rank 4 from verse 20
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    11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

  5. 1 Timothy 1:9Rank 5 from verse 20
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    9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

  6. Romans 6:6Rank 6 from verse 20
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    6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

From verse 21

  1. 2 Timothy 3:15–17Rank 1 from verse 21
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    15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

    16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

    17That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

  2. 2 Samuel 23:2Rank 2 from verse 21
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    2The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

  3. 1 Peter 1:11Rank 3 from verse 21
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    11Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

  4. Luke 1:70Rank 4 from verse 21
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    70As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

  5. Acts 1:16Rank 5 from verse 21
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    16Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

  6. Acts 3:18Rank 6 from verse 21
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    18But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

  7. Hebrews 10:15Rank 7 from verse 21
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    15Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

  8. Mark 12:36Rank 8 from verse 21
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    36For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

  9. Numbers 16:28Rank 9 from verse 21
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    28And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

  10. Revelation 19:10Rank 10 from verse 21
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    10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

  11. Hebrews 3:7Rank 11 from verse 21
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    7Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

  12. Acts 28:25Rank 12 from verse 21
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    25And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

  13. Micah 3:7Rank 13 from verse 21
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    7Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

  14. 1 Kings 13:1Rank 14 from verse 21
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    1AND, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

  15. 1 Kings 17:18Rank 15 from verse 21
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    18And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

  16. Hebrews 9:8Rank 16 from verse 21
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    8The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

  17. Joshua 14:6Rank 17 from verse 21
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    6¶ Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.

  18. 2 Chronicles 8:14Rank 18 from verse 21
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    14¶ And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

  19. 2 Kings 6:15Rank 19 from verse 21
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    15And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

  20. 1 Kings 17:24Rank 20 from verse 21
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    24¶ And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth.

  21. 2 Kings 6:10Rank 21 from verse 21
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    10And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

  22. 1 Chronicles 23:14Rank 22 from verse 21
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    14Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

  23. 2 Kings 4:22Rank 23 from verse 21
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    22And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  24. 2 Kings 4:7Rank 24 from verse 21
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    7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

  25. 2 Kings 4:9Rank 25 from verse 21
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    9And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.

  26. Deuteronomy 33:1Rank 26 from verse 21
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    1AND this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

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2 Peter 1:17

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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received

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Past-tense or past-participial form of receive (to take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain).

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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honour

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Sense 1: Esteem, respect, dignity, glory, distinction, or exalted standing. Sense 2: To esteem, respect, acknowledge, reward, or adorn.

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glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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pleased

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Past-tense, past-participial, or adjectival form of please. Sense 1: Gave pleasure or satisfaction to, was agreeable or acceptable to, or was gratified. Sense 2: Chose, desired, willed, or saw fit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 1:18

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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mount

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Sense 1: A hill, mountain, or elevated tract of land. Sense 2: An artificial raised mound used in siege. Sense 3: To rise, ascend, climb, get upon, or increase upward.

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2 Peter 1:19

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word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

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whereunto

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Unto or to what or which place, person, thing, likeness, office, purpose, condition, or result.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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heed

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Careful attention, notice, or regard; to watch, consider, listen to, or guard oneself.

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light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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dark

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Sense 1: Without light or having little light. Sense 2: Obscure, hidden, or not understood. Sense 3: Darkness or a place or time without light.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

star

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Sense 1: A luminous body seen in the heavens. Sense 2: By figure or prophecy, a person, sign, or named figure represented as a star.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hearts

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The inward lives of persons: their thoughts, understanding, conscience, affections, desires, purposes, will, courage, or disposition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 1:20

COMBINED MEANING

knowing

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Sense 1: Perceiving, understanding, recognizing, or being acquainted with. Sense 2: Having knowledge or skill.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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scripture

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The sacred writing or writings given by inspiration of God, whether taken collectively or as a particular passage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 1:21

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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moved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ghost

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Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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1:12Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

1:13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

1:14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

1:15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

1:16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

1:17For 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.

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1:18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

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1:19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

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1:20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

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1:21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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