2 Peter 1:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Peter 1:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
σεσοφισμένοις
sophízō
G4679
to make wise
μύθοις
mŷthos
G3454
word
ἐξακολουθήσαντες
exakolouthéō
G1811
to follow
ἐγνωρίσαμεν
gnōrízō
G1107
to make known
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
δύναμιν
dýnamis
G1411
power
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
παρουσίαν
parousía
G3952
presence
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἐπόπται
epóptēs
G2030
overseer
γενηθέντες
gínomai
G1096
to become
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἐκείνου
ekeînos
G1565
that one
μεγαλειότητος
megaleiótēs
G3168
greatness
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World English Bible Public Domain
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
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King James Version Public Domain
For 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For we did not make known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ having followed cleverly invented myths, but having become eyewitnesses of the majesty of that one.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).