Eyewitnesses of His Majesty

2 Peter 1:21

In 9 translations

BSB: For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
KJV: 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.
WEB: For no prophecy ever came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
ASV: For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
LSV: for prophecy never came by [the] will of man, but men spoke from God, being brought by the Holy Spirit.
YLT: for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.
DBY: for prophecy was not ever uttered by [the] will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of [the] Holy Spirit.Elohim
DRC: For prophecy came not by the will of man at any time: but the holy men of God spoke, inspired by the Holy Ghost.
GNV: For the prophecie came not in olde time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moued by the holy Ghost.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read ἀπὸ (“from”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἅγιοι (“holy”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)

Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place προφητεία elsewhere in this verse.
Spelling of ἀλλ᾽: NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἀλλὰ.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include οἱ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: προφητεία ποτέ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read προφητεία ποτέ; Robinson–Pierpont read ποτὲ προφητεία.
SBLGNT: ἀπὸ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀπὸ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἅγιοι.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: οὐ γὰρ θελήματι ἀνθρώπου ἠνέχθη προφητεία ποτέ, ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἁγίου φερόμενοι ἐλάλησαν ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι.
RP2018: Οὐ γὰρ θελήματι ἀνθρώπου ἠνέχθη ποτὲ προφητεία, ἀλλ’ ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἁγίου φερόμενοι ἐλάλησαν ἅγιοι θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι.
TR-Boyd: Οὐ γὰρ θελήματι ἀνθρώπου ἠνέχθη ποτὲ προφητεία, ἀλλ᾿ ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἁγίου φερόμενοι ἐλάλησαν οἱ ἅγιοι Θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι.οἱ ¦ — SCR
SCR1894: ου γαρ θεληματι ανθρωπου ηνεχθη ποτε προφητεια αλλ υπο πνευματος αγιου φερομενοι ελαλησαν αγιοι θεου ανθρωποι

Who and where

👤 God 👤 Holy Spirit

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Prophecy Prophets Peter, Second Epistle of Holy Spirit, the Personality of Holy Ghost Prophet Inspiration of the Holy Spirit, The Peter, the First Epistle of Holy Spirit, the, Is God Man

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Cross-references most cited first

2 Timothy 3:15–17From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction,…
2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
1 Peter 1:11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
Luke 1:70as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
Acts 1:16“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
Acts 3:18But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
Hebrews 10:15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:
Revelation 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of…
Mark 12:36Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
Numbers 16:28Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:
Hebrews 3:7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
Acts 28:25They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
Micah 3:7Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”
1 Kings 13:1Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
Hebrews 9:8By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).