2 Peter 1:21 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Peter 1:19-21

In these words the apostle lays down another argument to prove the truth and reality of the gospel, and intimates that this second proof is more strong and convincing than the former, and more unanswerably makes out that the doctrine of the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ is not a mere fable or cunning contrivance of men, but the wise and wonderful counsel of the holy and gracious God. For this is foretold by the prophets and penmen of the Old Testament, who spoke and wrote under the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Peter 1:19-21

1:19-21 So this mikes the word of the prophets still more certain for us; and you will do well to pay attention to it, as it shines like a lamp in a dingy place, until the day dawns and the Morning Star rises within your hearts. For you must first and foremost realize that no prophecy in Scripture permits of private interpretation; for no prophecy was ever borne to us by the will of man, but men spoke from God, when they were carried away by the Holy Spirit. This is a particularly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:21

For the prophecy ,.... The whole Scripture, all the prophetic writings; so the Jews call the Scriptures הנבואה , "the prophecy" F7 R. Eliahu in Adderet apud Trigland. de Sect Karaeorum, c. 10. p. 153. , by way of eminence, and from the subject matter of the sacred word: came not in old time by the will of man ; was not brought into the world at first, or in any period of time, as and when man would, according to his pleasure, and as he thought fit: neither Moses, nor David, nor... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:21

For the prophecy came not in old time - That is, in any former time, by the will of man - by a man's own searching, conjecture, or calculation; but holy men of God - persons separated from the world, and devoted to God's service, spake, moved by the Holy Ghost. So far were they from inventing these prophetic declarations concerning Christ, or any future event, that they were φερομενοι , carried away, out of themselves and out of the whole region, as it were, of human knowledge and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:21

Verse 21 But holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. They did not of themselves, or according to their own will, foolishly deliver their own inventions. The meaning is, that the beginning of right knowledge is to give that credit to the holy prophets which is due to God. He calls them the holy men of God, because they faithfully executed the office committed to them, having sustained the person of God in their ministrations. He says that they were — not that they were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12-21

Reasons for diligence in his apostolic work. I. THE TIME IS SHOUT . 1 . We need continually to be aroused. We may know all things necessary for salvation; we have known them, it may be, all our lives; we are firmly convinced of their truth; but we need to keep that knowledge vividly before our hearts, to bring it to bear upon the circumstances of our daily lives. Few of us have this recollectedness, this persevering watchfulness; we need constant exhortation. St. Peter's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:16-21

Threefold testimony to the truth of Christianity. In laying out the grounds of his own faith, and the grounds, too, on which he would have his readers build their faith, St. Peter indicates the lines of a threefold evidence. I. THE TESTIMONY OF THE APOSTLES . 1 . They were "eye-witnesses"— a rare word, describing spectators who were admitted into the highest grade of initiation into mysteries. How true of Peter and James and John, with regard to the life of our Lord! ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:19-21

Certainty about Christ the result of giving heed to the Divine Word. Some to whom the apostle writes might object, that, if personal intercourse be the ground of certainty concerning Christ, Peter may well be certain; but what of them who have had no such personal intercourse? The apostle deals with that in the passage before us. Earnestness about spiritual things due to certainty about Christ is followed here by certainty about Christ the result of giving heed to the Divine Word. I. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:21

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man; literally, for not by the will of man was prophecy borne at any time. The verb is that already used in 2 Peter 1:17 , 2 Peter 1:18 , "was not borne or brought;" it refers not to the utterance of prophecy, but to its origin—it came from heaven. But holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost; literally, but being borne on by the Holy Ghost, the holy men of God spake; or, if we follow the Vatican Manuscript,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:21

God's voice in the Bible. The reference here is, of course, to Old Testament Scripture; but there is no reason for confining this assertion to any portion of Holy Writ. The Bible, as a whole, is a Divine utterance—Divine in its purpose, and Divine in its authority. A spiritual impulse moved the writers, and their speech accordingly was in reality the voice of God. This Divinity of meaning is discernible in the aim of the Scriptures. I. THE BIBLE TEACHES MAN WHAT HE IS . ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Peter 1:19-21

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Peter 1:19-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:16-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:19-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:21

Group of Brands