2 Peter 1:21

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For the prophesie came not in olde time by the wyll of man: but holy men of God, spake as they were moued by the holy ghost.

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  • Luke 1:70 : 70 Euen as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophetes, whiche were sence the worlde began.
  • 1 Pet 1:11 : 11 Searchyng when or at what tyme the spirite of Christ which was in them, shoulde signifie, which spirite testified before, the passions that should happen vnto Christe, and the glorie that shoulde folowe after.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from an infant thou hast knowen the scriptures, which are able to make thee wyse vnto saluation, thorowe fayth which is in Christe Iesus. 16 All scripture is geuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to doctrine, to reproue, to correction, to instruction which is in ryghteousnesse, 17 That the man of God may be perfect, instructed vnto all good workes.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 Ye men and brethren, this scripture must needes haue ben fulfylled, which the holy ghost by the mouth of Dauid spake before of Iudas, which was guide to them that toke Iesus:
  • 2 Sam 23:2 : 2 The spirite of the Lorde spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
  • Acts 3:18 : 18 But those thynges which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophetes, that Christe shoulde suffer, he hath so fulfylled.
  • Acts 28:25 : 25 And when they agreed not among them selues, they departed after that Paul had spoken one worde, that is to say well spake the holy ghost by Esaias the prophete, vnto our fathers,
  • 2 Chr 8:14 : 14 And Solomon set the sortes of priestes to their offices as Dauid his father had ordered them, and the Leuites in their watches, for to prayse and minister before the priestes day by day, and the porters by course at euery gate: for so had Dauid the man of God commaunded.
  • Josh 14:6 : 6 And the children of Iuda came vnto Iosuah in Gilgal: And Caleb the sonne of Iephune the Kenesite sayde vnto him: Thou wottest what ye Lorde sayd vnto Moyses the man of God about me and thee in Cades Barnea.
  • Mark 12:36 : 36 For Dauid hym selfe, inspired with the holy ghost, sayde: The Lorde saide to my Lorde, sit on my right hande, tyll I make thyne enemies thy footestoole.
  • 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 And behold, ther came a man of God out of Iuda by the worde of the lord, vnto Bethel: and Ieroboam stoode by the aulter to put incense.
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 And she said vnto Elias: What haue I to do with thee O thou man of God? Art thou come vnto me to call my sinne againe to remembraunce, and to slay my sonne?
  • Heb 3:7 : 7 Wherfore, as the holy ghost saith: Today yf ye wyll heare his voyce,
  • Heb 9:8 : 8 The holy ghost this signifiyng, that the waye of holy thinges was not yet opened, whyle as yet the first tabernacle was standyng:
  • Heb 10:15 : 15 And the holy ghost also beareth vs recorde: For after that he tolde before,
  • Rev 19:10 : 10 And I fell at his feete to worship him. And he saide vnto me: See thou do it not, for I am thy felowe seruaunt, and of thy brethren, euen of them that haue the testimonie of Iesus. Worship God: For the testimonie of Iesus, is the spirite of prophesie.
  • 2 Kgs 6:10 : 10 Therfore the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God tolde him and warned him of, and saued him selfe from it, not once, nor twyse.
  • 2 Kgs 6:15 : 15 And when the seruaunt of the man of God rose vp early to go out: beholde, there was an hoast rounde about the towne with horses & charets: And his seruaunt sayde vnto him, Alas maister, what shall we do?
  • 1 Chr 23:14 : 14 Moyses also the man of God, and his children, were named with the tribe of Leui.
  • Mic 3:7 : 7 Then shall the sears be ashamed, and the soothsayers confounded: yea, they shal al couer their lippes, for they haue none aunswere of God.
  • Num 16:28 : 28 And Moyses sayde: Hereby ye shall knowe that the Lorde hath sent me to do all these workes, for I haue not done them of myne owne mynde.
  • Deut 33:1 : 1 This is the blessyng wherwith Moyses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death, and sayde:
  • 1 Kgs 17:24 : 24 And the woman said vnto Elias: Now I knowe that thou art a man of God, and that the worde of the Lorde in thy mouth, is true.
  • 2 Kgs 4:9 : 9 And she saide vnto her husband: Beholde, I perceaue that this is an holy man of God which passeth by vs continually.

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