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2 Peter 1:21

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

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2 Peter 1:21 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 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.

2 Peter 1:21 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 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.

2 Peter 1:21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

2 Peter 1:21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

2 Peter 1:21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

2 Peter 1:21 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 No prophecy ever came from what a person wanted to say, but people led by the Holy Spirit spoke words from God.

2 Peter 1:21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

2 Peter 1:21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

2 Peter 1:21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 No prophecy ever originated from humans. Instead, it was given by the Holy Spirit as humans spoke under God’s direction. 

2 Peter 1:21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

2 Peter 1:21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

2 Peter 1:21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 It never came simply because a prophet wanted it to. Instead, the Holy Spirit guided the prophets as they spoke. So prophecy comes from God.

2 Peter 1:21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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