2 Peter 1:20-21

New Living Translation

²⁰Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding,^[a] ²¹or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

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1:20 Or is a matter of one’s own interpretation.

2 Peter 1:20-21

Contemporary English Version

²⁰But you need to realize that no one alone can understand any of the prophecies in the Scriptures. ²¹The prophets did not think these things up on their own, but they were guided by the Spirit of God.

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2 Peter 1:20-21

King James Version

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

²¹For 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.

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2 Peter 1:20-21

American Standard Version

²⁰knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of ^[a]private interpretation. ²¹For no prophecy ever ^[b]came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

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2 Peter 1:20 Or, special
2 Peter 1:21 Greek was brought.

2 Peter 1:20-21

New American Standard Bible

²⁰But ^(A)know this first of all, that ^(B)no prophecy of Scripture ^[a]becomes a matter of ^[b]someone’s own interpretation, ²¹for ^(C)no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men ^(D)moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.