2 Peter 1:20

Webster's Bible (1833)

knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.

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  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,
  • Rom 6:6 : 6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
  • Rom 12:6 : 6 Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
  • 1 Tim 1:9 : 9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

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