And we have the prophetic word made more sure, which you do well to heed, as a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;

for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke, being brought along by [the] Holy Spirit.

as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who have been since the world began,

And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

Then He said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me."

But those things which God announced beforehand by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.

Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and his successors, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.

To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities."

To Him all the prophets bear witness, [that] through His name, everyone believing in Him shall receive forgiveness of sins."

And having appointed for him a day, many came to him at his house, to whom he was explaining and solemnly testifying to the kingdom of God, and persuading them of the things concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning till evening.

Concerning this salvation the prophets have sought out and inquired carefully, having prophesied of the grace [that would come] to you,

To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to you they were ministering these things, which things were now announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things which angels desire to look into.

And I fell before his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "See [that you do] not! I am your fellow servant, and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation--just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

For it was better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than knowing it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

We are of God. He that knows God hears us; [he] that is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,