2Peter 1:21

KJV

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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KJV - King James Version

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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Others Bible versions

for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

AMP - Amplified Bible

For no prophecy ever originated because some man willed it [to do so–it never came by human impulse], but men spoke from God who were borne along (moved and impelled) by the Holy Spirit.

AMPC - Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

ASV - American Standard Version

because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

CSB - Christian Standard Bible

for prophecy was not ever uttered by the will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of the Holy Spirit.

DARBY - Darbys Translation 1890

For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

ESV - English Standard Version 2016

for no prophecy originated in human ideas, but prophets spoke for God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

FBV - Free Bible Version

because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

HCSB - Holman Christian Standard Bible

For the prophecy did not come in times past by the will of man, but the holy men of God spoke being inspired by the Holy Spirit.

JUB - Jubilee Bible

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

KJVAAE - King James Version with Apocrypha, American Edition

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

KJVAE - King James Version, American Edition

for no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

LEB - Lexham English Bible

For no prophecy at any time was produced by the will of man, but holy men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

MEV - Modern English Version

for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

NASB1995 - New American Standard Bible - 1995

for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

NASB2020 - New American Standard Bible

for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

NET - New English Translation

For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

NIV - New International Version

For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.

RV1885 - Revised Version 1885

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.

RV1895 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1885, 1895

for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

YLT98 - Youngs Literal Translation 1898

Context - KJV

2Peter 1:20

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

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2Peter 1:21

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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2Peter 2:1

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

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Cross Reference - KJV