2 Peter 1:21 - The Scriptures 1998

²¹ for prophecy never came by the desire of man, but men of Elohim spoke, being moved by the Set-apart Spirit.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ For no prophecy ever originated because some man willed it [to do so–it never came by human impulse], but men spoke from God who were borne along (moved and impelled) by the Holy Spirit.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ For prophecy was not conveyed by human will at any time. Instead, holy men were speaking about God while inspired by the Holy Spirit.

2 Peter 1:21 Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2

“The Spirit of יהוה  has spoken through me, And His word is on my tongue.

1 Kings 13:1

And see, a man of Elohim went from Yehuḏ

1 Kings 17:18

And she said to Ě

1 Kings 17:24

And the woman said to Ě

2 Kings 4:22

And she called to her husband, and said, “Please send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, so that I hurry to the man of Elohim and return.”

2 Kings 4:7

So she went and informed the man of Elohim, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt. And you and your sons live on the rest.”

2 Kings 4:9

And she said to her husband, “Look, I know that this is a set-apart man of Elohim, who passes by us continually.

2 Kings 6:10

The sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

2 Kings 6:15

And the servant of the man of Elohim rose early and went out, and saw an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Oh, my master! What do we do?”

1 Chronicles 23:14

Now Mosheh, the man of Elohim, his sons were named after the tribe of Lĕ

2 Chronicles 8:14

And according to the ruling of Dawiḏ

Jeremiah 23:26

“Till when shall it be in the heart of the prophets? – the prophets of falsehood and prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

Ezekiel 1:3

the word of יהוה  came expressly to Yeḥ

Micah 1:1

The word of יהוה  that came to Miḵ

Micah 3:7

And the seers shall be ashamed, and the diviners embarrassed. And they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer, O Elohim.

Numbers 16:28

And Mosheh said, “By this you know that יהוה  has sent me to do all these works, that they are not from my own heart.

Mark 12:36

“Dawiḏ

Luke 1:70

as He spoke by the mouth of His set-apart prophets, from of old –

Acts 1:16

“Men and brothers, this Scripture had to be filled which the Set-apart Spirit spoke before by the mouth of Dawiḏ

Acts 28:25

And disagreeing with one another, they began to leave, after Sha’ul had spoken one word, “The Set-apart Spirit rightly spoke through Yeshayahu the prophet to our fathers,

Acts 3:18

“But this is how Elohim has filled what He had announced beforehand through the mouth of all the prophets, that His Messiah was to suffer.

Deuteronomy 33:1

And this is the blessing with which Mosheh the man of Elohim blessed the children of Yisra’ĕ

Hebrews 10:15

And the Set-apart Spirit also witnesses to us, for after having said before,

Hebrews 3:7

Therefore, as the Set-apart Spirit says, “Today, if you hear His voice,

Hebrews 9:8

the Set-apart Spirit signifying this, that the way into the Most Set-apart Place was not yet made manifest while the first Tent has a standing,

Joshua 14:6

And the children of Yehuḏ

1 Peter 1:11

searching to know what, or what sort of time, the Spirit which was in them was pointing out concerning Messiah, when it was bearing witness beforehand the sufferings of Messiah, and the esteems that would follow,

Revelation 19:10

And I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “See, do not do it! I am your fellow servant, and of your brothers who possess the witness of יהושע. Worship Elohim! For the witness of יהושע  is the spirit of prophecy.”