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2 Peter 1:20–21

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20Above all, you know this: No prophecy of Scripture comes from the prophet’s own interpretation, 21because no prophecy ever came by the will of man;aa instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.ab

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Cross references

  1. aaJr 23:26; 2Tm 3:16
  2. ab2Sm 23:2; Lk 1:70; Ac 1:16; 3:18; 1Pt 1:11

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

recognizing this above all, that every prophecy of scripture does not come about from one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

KJV 1900King James Version

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