2 Peter 1:21

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

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Peter 1:21 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 16:28Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:
  2. Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
  3. Joshua 14:6Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
  4. 2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
  5. 1 Kings 13:1Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
  6. 1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
  7. 1 Kings 17:24Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
  8. 2 Kings 4:7She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”
  9. 2 Kings 4:9Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God.
  10. 2 Kings 4:22And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”
  11. 2 Kings 6:10So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
  12. 2 Kings 6:15When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
  13. 1 Chronicles 23:14As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
  14. 2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
  15. Micah 3:7Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”
  16. Mark 12:36Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  17. Luke 1:70as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
  18. Acts 1:16“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
  19. Acts 3:18But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
  20. Acts 28:25They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
  21. 2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  22. Hebrews 3:7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
  23. Hebrews 9:8By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.
  24. Hebrews 10:15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:

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