2 Peter 1:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:21

For the prophecy came not in old time - Margin, or, “at any.” The Greek word (ποτὲ pote) will bear either construction. It would be true in either sense, but the reference is particularly to the recorded prophecies in the Old Testament. What was true of them, however, is true of all prophecy, that it is not by the will of man. The word “prophecy” here is without the article, meaning prophecy in general - all that is prophetic in the Old Testament; or, in a more general sense still, all that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 1:20-21

2 Peter 1:20-21. Knowing this first That you may not rashly or ignorantly put a sense upon any part of the prophetic writings, not intended by the Divine Spirit which dictated them; that no prophecy of the Scripture No prediction contained therein; is of any private interpretation Greek, ιδιας επιλυσεως , an expression of which various interpretations have been given, but only two of them shall be here noticed; namely, Doddridge’s, who renders it, of private impulse, or original; and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:16-21

Evidence of Christ’s power and glory (1:16-21)In speaking as he has concerning God’s power to change lives, Peter has not been giving some theory out of his own imagination. He himself saw the power of God of which he speaks. He also saw something of the majesty and glory that will be revealed when Christ returns, for he was one of the three chosen disciples who were with Christ at the time of his transfiguration. Besides seeing the evidence of God’s power, Peter heard the testimony that the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 1:21

in old time = at any time. Greek. pote. by . No preposition. Dative case. will . App-102 . man . App-123 . holy . Omit. of. The texts read apo, from. spake . App-121 . moved = borne along. Greek. phero, as in 2 Peter 1:17 . the Holy Ghost = Divine power. No art. App-101 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:21

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.The impenetrable and eternal mystery of how God spoke through men is not revealed in the word of God, but the fact of its having been done is indeed revealed. People should not permit their inquisitiveness with regard to the "how" to divert their attention from the "what" of that which is revealed."Scripture is viewed as objective and fixed in meaning, and the discovery of that meaning is the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:21

21. came not in old time—rather, "was never at any time borne" (to us). by the will of man—alone. Jeremiah 23:26, "prophets of the deceit of their own heart." Compare Jeremiah 23:26- :, "willingly." holy—One oldest manuscript has, "men FROM God": the emissaries from God. "Holy," if read, will mean because they had the Holy Spirit. moved—Greek, "borne" (along) as by a mighty wind: Jeremiah 23:26- :, "rushing (the same Greek) wind": rapt out of themselves: still not in fanatical excitement... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:12-21

III. THE AUTHORITY FOR THE CHRISTIAN 1:12-21Perhaps Peter sensed that his readers might resist his teaching that believers must diligently pursue godliness since he proceeded to remind them that his apostolic witness was in line with divine inspiration. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:19-21

C. The Divine Origin of Scripture 1:19-21Peter proceeded to emphasize that the witness of the apostles, as well as the witness of Scripture, came from God. He did this to help his readers see that their choice boiled down to accepting God’s Word or the word of men who disagreed with God’s Word (i.e., the false teachers)."Peter points out the character of the prophetic Word (2 Peter 1:19 a), pictures the present function of biblical prophecy (2 Peter 1:19 b), and stresses the origin of prophecy... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:21

What we have in Scripture did not originate in the minds of men but in the mind of God."False teaching flows from the minds of men and women; truth flows from the heart and mind of the living God." [Note: Cedar, p. 218.] The prophets did not simply give their views of how things were or would be (2 Peter 1:20). They spoke as God’s mouthpieces articulating His thoughts in words that accurately represented those thoughts. The Holy Spirit "moved" the prophets to do so as the wind moves a sailboat... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Peter 1:21

1:21 ever (k-5) Or 'heretofore.' uttered (l-6) As 'uttered' in vers. 17 and 18. See Note h. of (m-21) Lit. 'spake as borne by;' from the same Greek root as 'uttered,' vers. 17,18, and again in this verse. read more

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