12. So I’ll keep reminding you about these things, although you already know them and stand secure in the truth you have.
13. I think it’s right that I keep stirring up your memory, as long as I’m alive.
14. After all, our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I am about to depart from this life.
15. I’m eager for you always to remember these things after my death.
16. We didn’t repeat crafty myths when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Quite the contrary, we witnessed his majesty with our own eyes.
17. He received honor and glory from God the Father when a voice came to him from the magnificent glory, saying, "This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well-pleased."
18. We ourselves heard this voice from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain.