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.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
car ce n'est pas par une volonté d'homme qu'une prophétie a jamais été apportée, mais c'est poussés par le Saint-Esprit que des hommes ont parlé de la part de Dieu.
KJV
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.
Origen
De Engastrimytho (Homilia In I Reg. [I Sam.] 28.3-25)
— 4 Vgl. z.B. Sel. in Gen. 41, 1 (Lo 8, 86): τὸ μὲν διηγηματικὸν τῆς γραφῆς πρόσωπον κτλ. — 7f. Vgl. II Pet. 1, 21. — 21 II Kor. 11, 14. 15. — 26ff. Vgl. Pseudohipp. 1. c. Ζ. 10: »πῶς«, φησίν, »ἐπιγνοὺς Σαοὺλ προσεκύνησεν«; — 30ff. Vgl. Greg. Nyss. de Pyth. MPG 45. 112 C: Εἰ δὲ λ…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
de Anima iii, 9]. Therefore it seems that prophecy is from nature. On the contrary, It is written ( 2 Pet. 1:21 ): "For prophecy came not by the will of man at any time, but the holy men of God spoke, inspired by the Holy Ghost." Therefore prophecy comes not from nature, but thro…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
t one time lawful. Objection 2: Further, the prophets spoke inspired by the Holy Ghost, according to 2 Pet. 1:21. Now it is written ( Malachi 2:16 ): "When thou shalt hate her, put her away." Since then that which the Holy Ghost inspires is not unlawful, it would seem that it was…
For an immersive study of 2 Peter 1:21 — meditation, lectio divina, exegesis, theology — discover Open Study Bible.
Full study →