2 Peter 1:20
knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
In Context
21For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.
Cross References
Romans 6:6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin;
Romans 13:11And this, knowing the season, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we first believed.
James 1:3Knowing that the proof of your faith worketh patience.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:20-21
Inspiration of the Scriptures. ( a. d. 67.) 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 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. In these words the apostle lays down another argument to prove the… Read the whole commentary →