2 Peter 1:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The prophets did not think these things up on their own, but they were guided by the Spirit of God.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2

The Spirit of the LORD has told me what to say.

1 Kings 13:1

One day, Jeroboam was standing at the altar in Bethel, ready to make an offering. Suddenly one of God's prophets arrived from Judah and shouted: The LORD sent me with a message about this altar. A child named Josiah will be born into David's family. He will sacrifice on this altar the priests who make offerings here, and human bones will be burnt on it.

1 Kings 17:18

The woman shouted at Elijah, “What have I done to you? I thought you were God's prophet. Did you come here to cause the death of my son as a reminder that I've sinned against God?”

1 Kings 17:24

“You are God's prophet!” the woman replied. “Now I know that you really do speak for the LORD.”

2 Kings 4:22

The woman called to her husband, “I need to see the prophet. Let me use one of the donkeys. Send a servant along with me, and let me leave now, so I can get back quickly.”

2 Kings 4:7

After she told Elisha what had happened, he said, “Sell the oil and use part of the money to pay what you owe the man. You and your sons can live on what is left.”

2 Kings 4:9

Some time later the woman said to her husband, “I'm sure the man who comes here so often is a prophet of God.

2 Kings 6:10

So the king would warn the Israelite troops in that place to be on guard.

2 Kings 6:15

When Elisha's servant got up the next morning, he saw that Syrian troops had the town surrounded. “Sir, what are we going to do?” he asked.

1 Chronicles 23:14

Moses, the man of God, was the father of Gershom and Eliezer, and their descendants were considered Levites.

2 Chronicles 8:14

Solomon then assigned the priests and the Levites their duties at the temple, and he followed the instructions that his father David had given him. Some of the Levites were to lead music and help the priests in their duties, and others were to guard the temple gates

Jeremiah 23:26

But everything they say comes from their own twisted minds. How long can this go on?

Micah 1:1

I am Micah from Moresheth. And this is the message about Samaria and Jerusalem that the LORD gave to me when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah.

Micah 3:7

You prophets and fortune-tellers will all be disgraced, with no message from me.”

Numbers 16:28

Moses said to the crowd, “The LORD has chosen me and told me to do these things—it wasn't my idea. And here's how you will know:

Mark 12:36

The Holy Spirit led David to say, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right side until I make your enemies into a footstool for you.’

Luke 1:70

Long ago the Lord promised by the words of his holy prophets

Acts 1:16

He said: My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus.

Acts 28:25

Since they could not agree among themselves, they started leaving. But Paul said, “The Holy Spirit said the right thing when he sent Isaiah the prophet

Acts 3:18

But God had his prophets tell that his Messiah would suffer, and now he has kept that promise.

Deuteronomy 33:1

Moses was a prophet, and before he died, he blessed the tribes of Israel by saying:

Hebrews 10:15

The Holy Spirit also speaks of this by telling us that the Lord said,

Hebrews 3:7

It is just as the Holy Spirit says, “If you hear God's voice today,

Hebrews 9:8

All this is the Holy Spirit's way of saying that no one could enter the most holy place while the tent was still the place of worship.

Joshua 14:6

One day while the Israelites were still camped at Gilgal, Caleb the son of Jephunneh went to talk with Joshua. Caleb belonged to the Kenaz clan, and many other people from the Judah tribe went with Caleb. He told Joshua: You know that back in Kadesh-Barnea the LORD talked to his prophet Moses about you and me.

1 Peter 1:11

The Spirit of Christ was in them and was telling them how Christ would suffer and would then be given great honour. So they searched to find out exactly who Christ would be and when this would happen.

Revelation 19:10

I knelt at the feet of the angel and began to worship him. But the angel said, “Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you and everyone else who tells about Jesus. Don't worship anyone but God. Everyone who tells about Jesus does it by the power of the Spirit.”