SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:17
Porque l había recibido de Dios el Padre honra y gloria, cuando una tal voz fue a l enviada de la magnífica gloria: Este es el amado Hijo mío, en el cual yo me he agradado.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:17
Verse 17. For he received honour and glory] In his transfiguration our Lord received from the Father honour in the voice or declaration which said, This is my Son, the beloved One, in whom I have delighted. And he received glory, when, penetrated with, and involved in, that excellent glory, the fashion of his countenance was altered, for his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white and glistening, exceeding white like snow; which most glorious and preternatural appearance was a confirmation of the supernatural voice, as the voice was of this preternatural appearance: and thus his Messiahship was attested in the most complete and convincing manner.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 17. For he received from God the Father honour and glory , etc.] Not as an inferior from a superior, for he was equal in glory with the Father, and was, and is, the brightness of his Father's glory; nor essentially, having the same glory as his Father, and to which nothing can be added; but declaratively, God the Father testifying of his glory, declaring the honour that belonged to him, as the Son of God, at the same time that an external glory was put on him, and received by him, as the son of man: when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory ; from the bright cloud which overshadowed Jesus, Moses, and Elijah and was a symbol of the glory and presence of God, as the cloud in the tabernacle and temple were, ( Exodus 40:35,36 1 Kings 8:10,11), or from heaven, the habitation of the holiness and glory of God, and where he displays the glory of his being and perfections; or from himself, who is the God and Father of glory, and is glorious in himself, in all his attributes and works. So dwbk , glory, with the Cabalistic Jews, signifies the Shechinah, or divine presence f4 ; and every number in the Cabalistic tree is called by the name of glory; the second number, which is wisdom, is called the first glory; and the third number, understanding, is called wyl[ dwbk , the supreme, or chief glory f5 : so the first path, which is the supreme crown, is sometimes called the first glory, as the Father is here the most excellent glory; and the second path, which is the understanding enlightening, the second glory f6 . And this voice was not that at his baptism; for though that was from heaven, and from God the Father, and expressed the same words as here; yet it was not on a mount, nor from a cloud, nor was it heard by the apostles, who, as yet, were not with Christ, nor called by him; nor that of which mention is made in ( John 12:28), for though that also was from God the Father, and from heaven, and which declaratively gave honour and glory to Christ, yet did not express the words here mentioned; but that voice which came from the cloud, when Christ was transfigured on the mount, and which was heard by his three disciples, Peter, James, and John, when the following words were articulately pronounced, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: (see Gill on Matthew 17:5). The Vulgate Latin version adds here, as there, hear ye him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-21 - The gospel is no weak thing, but comes in power, Ro 1:16. The law set before us our wretched state by sin, but there it leaves us. I discovers our disease, but does not make known the cure. It is the sight of Jesus crucified, in the gospel, that heals the soul. Try to dissuade the covetous worlding from his greediness, one ounce of gol weighs down all reasons. Offer to stay a furious man from anger by arguments, he has not patience to hear them. Try to detain the licentious, one smile is stronger with him than all reason. But com with the gospel, and urge them with the precious blood of Jesus Christ shed to save their souls from hell, and to satisfy for their sins, an this is that powerful pleading which makes good men confess that their hearts burn within them, and bad men, even an Agrippa, to say they ar almost persuaded to be Christians, Ac 26:28. God is well pleased with Christ, and with us in him. This is the Messiah who was promised through whom all who believe in him shall be accepted and saved. The truth and reality of the gospel also are foretold by the prophets an penmenof the Old Testament, who spake and wrote under influence, an according to the direction of the Spirit of God. How firm and sure should our faith be, who have such a firm and sure word to rest upon When the light of the Scripture is darted into the blind mind and dar understanding, by the Holy Spirit of God, it is like the day-break tha advances, and diffuses itself through the whole soul, till it make perfect day. As the Scripture is the revelation of the mind and will of God, every man ought to search it, to understand the sense and meaning The Christian knows that book to be the word of God, in which he taste a sweetness, and feels a power, and sees a glory, truly divine. And the prophecies already fulfilled in the person and salvation of Christ, an in the great concerns of the church and the world, form an unanswerabl proof of the truth of Christianity. The Holy Ghost inspired holy men to speak and write. He so assisted and directed them in delivering what they had received from him, that they clearly expressed what they mad known. So that the Scriptures are to be accounted the words of the Holy Ghost, and all the plainness and simplicity, all the power and all the propriety of the words and expressions, come from God. Mix faith with what you find in the Scriptures, and esteem and reverence the Bible a a book written by holy men, taught by the Holy Ghost __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
λαβων 2983 5631 γαρ 1063 παρα 3844 θεου 2316 πατρος 3962 τιμην 5092 και 2532 δοξαν 1391 φωνης 5456 ενεχθεισης 5342 5685 αυτω 846 τοιασδε 5107 υπο 5259 της 3588 μεγαλοπρεπους 3169 δοξης 1391 ουτος 3778 εστιν 2076 5748 ο 3588 υιος 5207 μου 3450 ο 3588 αγαπητος 27 εις 1519 ον 3739 εγω 1473 ευδοκησα 2106 5656
Vincent's NT Word Studies
17. When there came (enecqeishv). Lit., having been born. Compare come (Rev., ver. 18); moved (ver. 21); and rushing wind, lit., a wind born along (Acts ii. 2).
From (upo). Lit., by.
Excellent (megaloprepouv). Or sublime. Only here in New Testament. In Septuagint (Deut. xxxiii. 26), as an epithet of God, excellency. The phrase excellent glory refers to the bright cloud which overshadowed the company on the transfiguration mount, like the shekinah above the mercy-seat.
