rwp - 2Peter:1:21

rwp@2Peter:1:21 @{For} (\gar\). The reason for the previous statement that no prophet starts a prophecy himself. He is not a self-starter. {Came} (\nechth\). First aorist passive indicative of \pher\ (verses 17f.|). {By the will of man} (\thelmati anthrpou\). Instrumental case of \thelma\. Prophecy is of divine origin, not of one's private origination (\idias epiluses\). {Moved by the Holy Ghost} (\hupo pneumatos hagiou pheromenoi\). Present passive participle of \pher\, moved from time to time. There they "spoke from God." Peter is not here warning against personal interpretation of prophecy as the Roman Catholics say, but against the folly of upstart prophets with no impulse from God.