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2 Peter 1:20-21
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Peter 1:20-21
1599 Geneva Bible
20 (A)[a]So that ye first know this, that no prophecy of the [b]Scripture is of any [c]private interpretation:
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but [d]holy men of God spake as they were [e]moved by the holy Ghost.
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- 2 Peter 1:20 The Prophets are to be read, but so that we ask of God the gift of interpretation: for he that is the author of the writings of the Prophets, is also the interpreter of them.
- 2 Peter 1:20 He joineth the Scripture and prophecy together to distinguish true prophecies from false.
- 2 Peter 1:20 For all interpretation cometh from God.
- 2 Peter 1:21 The godly interpreters and messengers.
- 2 Peter 1:21 Inspired of God: and these their motions were in very good order, and not such as were the motions of the profane soothsayers, and foretellers of things to come.
2 Peter 1:20-21
New International Version
2 Peter 1:20-21
New International Version
20 Above all, you must understand(A) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(B) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(C)
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