2 Peter 1:20 BSB — MannaFest

2 Peter 1:20

Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.

BSB

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ASV

knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Knowing this first - Considering this as a first principle, that no prophecy of the Scripture, whether that referred to above, or any other, is of any private interpretation - proceeds from the prophet’s own knowledge or invention, or was the offspring of calculation or conjecture. The word επιλυσις signifies also impetus, impulse; and probably this is the best sense here; not by the mere private impulse of his own mind.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Ye do well, as knowing this, that no scripture prophecy is of private interpretation - It is not any man's own word. It is God, not the prophet himself, who thereby interprets things till then unknown.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Laying it down as a first principle never to be lost sight of. is--Greek, not the simple verb, to be, but to begin to be, "proves to be," "becometh." No prophecy is found to be the result of "private (the mere individual writer's uninspired) interpretation" (solution), and so origination.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
πρῶτον	prōton	first	G4413 →
γινώσκοντες	ginōskontes	knowing	G1097 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
πᾶσα	pasa	any	G3956 →
προφητεία	prophēteia	prophecy	G4394 →
γραφῆς	graphēs	of Scripture	G1124 →
ἰδίας	idias	of its own	G2398 →
ἐπιλύσεως	epiluseōs	interpretation	G1955 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
γίνεται.	ginetai	is.	G1096 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:3
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
leads to
- Romans 5:3–4
  Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- Hebrews 10:36
  You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- Colossians 1:11
  being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- Romans 8:28
  And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Through
Romans 13:11
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5–8
  For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
- 1 Peter 4:7
  The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- Ephesians 5:14
  So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- Mark 13:35–37
  Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Peter

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Peter