2 Peter 1:21

New Century Version

No prophecy ever came from what a person wanted to say, but people led by the Holy Spirit spoke words from God.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2

“The Lord’s Spirit spoke through me, and his word was on my tongue.

1 Kings 13:1

The Lord commanded a man of God from Judah to go to Bethel. When he arrived, Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer a sacrifice.

1 Kings 17:18

The woman said to Elijah, “Man of God, what have you done to me? Did you come here to remind me of my sin and to kill my son?”

1 Kings 17:24

“Now I know you really are a man from God,” the woman said to Elijah. “I know that the Lord truly speaks through you!”

2 Kings 4:22

She called to her husband, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys. Then I can go quickly to the man of God and return.”

2 Kings 4:7

She went and told Elisha. And the prophet said to her, “Go, sell the oil and pay what you owe. You and your sons can live on what is left.”

2 Kings 4:9

The woman said to her husband, “I know that this is a holy man of God who passes by our house all the time.

2 Kings 6:10

The king of Israel checked the place about which Elisha had warned him. Elisha warned him several times, so the king protected himself there.

2 Kings 6:15

Elisha’s servant got up early, and when he went out, he saw an army with horses and chariots all around the city. The servant said to Elisha, “Oh, my master, what can we do?”

1 Chronicles 23:14

Moses was the man of God, and his sons were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.

2 Chronicles 8:14

Solomon followed his father David’s instructions and chose the groups of priests for their service and the Levites to lead the praise and to help the priests do their daily work. And he chose the gatekeepers by their groups to serve at each gate, as David, the man of God, had commanded.

Jeremiah 23:26

How long will this continue in the minds of these lying prophets? They prophesy from their own wishful thinking.

Ezekiel 1:3

The Lord spoke his word to Ezekiel son of Buzi in the land of the Babylonians by the Kebar River. There he felt the power of the Lord.

Micah 1:1

During the time that Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, the word of the Lord came to Micah, who was from Moresheth. He saw these visions about Samaria and Jerusalem.

Micah 3:7

The seers will be ashamed; the people who see the future will be embarrassed. Yes, all of them will cover their mouths, because there will be no answer from God.”

Numbers 16:28

Then Moses said, “Now you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these things; it was not my idea.

Mark 12:36

David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, said: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by me at my right side, until I put your enemies under your control.” ’

Luke 1:70

He said that he would do this through his holy prophets who lived long ago:

Acts 1:16

“Brothers and sisters, in the Scriptures the Holy Spirit said through David something that must happen involving Judas. He was one of our own group and served together with us. He led those who arrested Jesus.”

Acts 28:25

So they argued and began leaving after Paul said one more thing to them: “The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

Acts 3:18

God said through the prophets that his Christ would suffer and die. And now God has made these things come true in this way.

Deuteronomy 33:1

Moses, the man of God, gave this blessing to the Israelites before he died.

Hebrews 10:15

The Holy Spirit also tells us about this. First he says:

Hebrews 3:7

So it is as the Holy Spirit says: “Today listen to what he says.

Hebrews 9:8

The Holy Spirit uses this to show that the way into the Most Holy Place was not open while the system of the old Holy Tent was still being used.

Joshua 14:6

One day some men from the tribe of Judah went to Joshua at Gilgal. Among them was Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite. He said to Joshua, “You remember what the Lord said at Kadesh Barnea when he was speaking to the prophet Moses about you and me.

1 Peter 1:11

The Spirit of Christ was in the prophets, telling in advance about the sufferings of Christ and about the glory that would follow those sufferings. The prophets tried to learn about what the Spirit was showing them, when those things would happen, and what the world would be like at that time.

Revelation 19:10

Then I bowed down at the angel’s feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Do not worship me! I am a servant like you and your brothers and sisters who have the message of Jesus. Worship God, because the message about Jesus is the spirit that gives all prophecy.”