2 Peter 1:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

New Living Translation
or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

English Standard Version
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Berean Study Bible
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.

New American Standard Bible
for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

NASB 1995
for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

NASB 1977
for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

Amplified Bible
for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

Christian Standard Bible
because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

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

Good News Translation
For no prophetic message ever came just from the human will, but people were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spoke the message that came from God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
No prophecy ever originated from humans. Instead, it was given by the Holy Spirit as humans spoke under God's direction.

International Standard Version
because no prophecy ever originated through a human decision. Instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

NET Bible
for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

King James 2000 Bible
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

New Heart English Bible
For no prophecy ever came by human will, but people spoke from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

World English Bible
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

American King James Version
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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

A Faithful Version
Because prophecy was not brought at any time by human will, but the holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

Darby Bible Translation
for prophecy was not ever uttered by [the] will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of [the] Holy Spirit.

English Revised Version
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.

Webster's Bible Translation
For prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
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.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For the prophesie came not in olde time by the wyll of man: but holy men of God, spake as they were moued by the holy ghost.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For the prophecie was neuer broughte by the wyll of man, but the holy men of God spake, as they were moued of ye holy goost.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For the scripture came never by the will of man: but holy men of god spake as they were moved by the holy goost.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for prophecy never came by [the] will of man, but men spoke from God, being brought by the Holy Spirit.

Berean Literal Bible
For no prophecy at any time was brought by the will of man, but men spoke from God, being carried by the Holy Spirit.

Young's Literal Translation
for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

Smith's Literal Translation
For prophecy was not once brought by the will of man: but holy men of God spake, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For a prophecy was not brought forth at any time by the will of man, but rather men spoke from God, being carried by the Holy Spirit.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For prophecy came not by the will of man at any time: but the holy men of God spoke, inspired by the Holy Ghost.

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

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The prophecy came not by the will of man in the ancient times, but when holy men of God spoke, being compelled by the Holy Spirit.

Lamsa Bible
For the prophecy did not come by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke when they were inspired by the Holy Spirit.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for the prophecy came not at any time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

Godbey New Testament
For in the olden time prophecy did not come by the will of man: but men moved by the Holy Ghost spoke from God.

Haweis New Testament
For prophecy in old time came not by the will of man: but the holy men of God spake under the impulse of the Holy Ghost.

Mace New Testament
from the prophet's OWN MOTION; but the holy men of God spoke by the IMPULSE of the holy spirit.

Weymouth New Testament
for never did any prophecy come by human will, but men sent by God spoke as they were impelled by the Holy Spirit.

Worrell New Testament
for prophecy was never brought by the will of man, but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

Worsley New Testament
for prophecy was not delivered of old at the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Spirit.
















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