King James Version

2 Peter 1:21

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “from” (ἀπὸ) before God here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the holy” (οἱ ἅγιοι) before God here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.θελήματιthelēmatiby the willθέλημα (thelēma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “by the will”, the to- or for-formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.by the willἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of manἠνέχθηēnechthēas they were movedφέρω (pherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “as they were moved”, a single actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.as they were movedπροφητείαprophēteiaprophecyπροφητείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “prophecy”, the subject formG4394prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth.ποτέpoteonceποτέadverb — “once”G4218at one time or other, at some time, formerly.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.byπνεύματοςpneumatosGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίουhagiouholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.φερόμενοιpheromenoito bearφέρω (pherō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.This verse uses “bear”.ἐλάλησανelalēsanto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoia humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιοιhagioiholyἅγιος (hagios)preposition — “holy”G40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.

Literal (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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

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.

Darby 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.

Douay-Rheims

For prophecy came not by the will of man at any time: but the holy men of God spoke, inspired by the Holy Ghost.

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