Peter testified: “No, it was not by following artfully contrived false stories that we acquainted you with the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but it was by having become eyewitnesses of his magnificence. ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6: 20, 21; 2 Peter 1: 16.
Peetrus omakorda kinnitas: „Teile meie Issanda Jeesus Kristuse väge ja juuresolekut teatavaks tehes pole me järginud kavalalt sepitsetud lugusid, vaid oleme tema ülevust oma silmaga näinud. ”