knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- BSB Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
- NASB But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture becomes a matter of someone’s own interpretation,
- NLT Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding,
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Quick answer
Above all, readers must know that no prophecy of Scripture arose from the prophet's own private interpretation. It matters because Scripture's origin is divine, not merely human opinion.
Overview
Peter stresses that the prophets did not invent or privately devise their messages. While some apply this to how Scripture should be interpreted, the following verse makes the primary point its divine origin. Either way, Scripture's authority rests on God, not on human imagination.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 2 Pet 3:3knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,
- Rom 12:6Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
- Jas 1:3knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
- Rom 13:11Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
- 1 Tim 1:9as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
- Rom 6:6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
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