ASV
KJV
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.
ESV
21. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
ERVEN
21. No prophecy ever came from what some person wanted to say. But people were led by the Holy Spirit and spoke words from God.
NLT
21. or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.
WEB
21. For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
NET
21. for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
NLV
21. No part of the Holy Writings came long ago because of what man wanted to write. But holy men who belonged to God spoke what the Holy Spirit told them.
HCSB
21. because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke from God.
YLT
21. for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.
LITV
21. for prophecy was not at any time borne by the will of man, but being borne along by the Holy Spirit, holy men of God spoke.
RV
21. For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.
NCV
21. No prophecy ever came from what a person wanted to say, but people led by the Holy Spirit spoke words from God.
MKJV
21. For prophecy was not borne at any time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke being borne along by the Holy Spirit.
AKJV
21. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
LXXEN
KJV
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.
AMP
21. For no prophecy ever originated because some man willed it [to do so--it never came by human impulse], but men spoke from God who were borne along (moved and impelled) by the Holy Spirit.
KJVP
21. For G1063 CONJ the prophecy G4394 N-NSF came G5342 V-API-3S not G3756 PRT-N in old time G4218 PRT by the will G2307 N-DSN of man G444 N-GSM : but G235 CONJ holy G40 A-GSN men G444 N-NPM of God G2316 N-GSM spake G2980 V-AAI-3P [ as ] [ they ] [ were ] moved G5342 V-PPP-NPM by G5259 PREP the Holy G40 A-NPM Ghost G4151 N-GSN .
YLT
21. for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.
ASV
21. For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
WEB
21. For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
NASB
21. for no prophecy ever came through human will; but rather human beings moved by the holy Spirit spoke under the influence of God.
ESV
21. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
RV
21. For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.
RSV
21. because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
NKJV
21. for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke [as they were] moved by the Holy Spirit.
MKJV
21. For prophecy was not borne at any time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke being borne along by the Holy Spirit.
AKJV
21. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
NRSV
21. because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
NIV
21. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
NIRV
21. It never came simply because a prophet wanted it to. Instead, the Holy Spirit guided the prophets as they spoke. So prophecy comes from God.
NLT
21. or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.
MSG
21. And why? Because it's not something concocted in the human heart. Prophecy resulted when the Holy Spirit prompted men and women to speak God's Word.
GNB
21. For no prophetic message ever came just from the human will, but people were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spoke the message that came from God.
NET
21. for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
ERVEN
21. No prophecy ever came from what some person wanted to say. But people were led by the Holy Spirit and spoke words from God.