2 Peter 1:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Peter 1:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
θελήματι
thélēma
G2307
will
ἀνθρώπου
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
ἠνέχθη
phérō
G5342
to carry
ποτέ
poté
G4218
formerly
προφητεία
prophēteía
G4394
prophecy
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
πνεύματος
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἁγίου
hágios
G40
saint
φερόμενοι
phérō
G5342
to carry
ἐλάλησαν
laléō
G2980
to speak
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἄνθρωποι
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For no prophecy was ever brought by the will of man, but men being carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
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