2 Peter 1:20 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁰ Above all, [you should realize] that no prophecy of Scripture originates from a person’s own initiative [Note: This passage is discussing the source of Scripture, not the understanding of it].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ [Yet] first [you must] understand this, that no prophecy of Scripture is [a matter] of any personal or private or special interpretation (loosening, solving).

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Most important, you must know that no prophecy of scripture represents the prophet’s own understanding of things,

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Understand this first: that every prophecy of Scripture does not result from one's own interpretation.

2 Peter 1:20 Cross References

2 Peter 3:3

First of all, you should understand that, in the final days, mockers with evil desires will come [to you] saying, mockingly,

Romans 12:6

And we [all] have different gifts, in harmony with the unearned favor [God has] shown us. If our gift is the ability to prophesy [i.e., to speak for God], we should make use of this gift in harmony with the amount of faith we have.

James 1:3

because you [should] know that when your faith is tested, it produces perseverance.

1 Timothy 1:9

We [also] know this: law [or, “the Law of Moses”] is not intended for a righteous person, but for lawbreakers and rebels, for ungodly people and sinners, for unholy and irreverent people, for people who kill their parents, for murderers,

Romans 13:11

Now this [is another reason for observing the law of love]: You should know that it is about time to wake up out of your [spiritual] sleep, because [the day of our final] salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed [in Christ].

Romans 6:6

We know that our old self was [figuratively] crucified with Christ, in order that the body of sin [i.e., our whole life of sin] might be destroyed [i.e., become powerless to control our actions and thoughts], so that we should not be enslaved to the practice of sin any longer.

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is inspired by God [Note: Literally, this word means “breathed out by God”] and is useful for teaching [truth], rebuking [wrongdoing], correcting [error] and for providing instruction [i.e., training] on how to live right,