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2 Peter 1:21

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And why? Because it’s not something concocted in the human heart. Prophecy resulted when the Holy Spirit prompted men and women to speak God’s Word.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

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.