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NASB | 2 Peter 1:20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 1:20 But understand this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of or comes from one's own [personal or special] interpretation, |
Subject: Private Interpretations |
Bible Note: "It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others. My chat this afternoon is not for these great originals, but for you who are content to learn of holy men, taught of God, and mighty in the Scriptures. The temptations of our times lie rather in empty pretensions to novelty of sentiment, than in a slavish following of accepted guides. A respectable acquaintance with the opinions of the giants of the past, might have saved many an erratic thinker from wild interpretations and outrageous inferences. Usually, we have found the despisers of commentaries to be men who have no sort of acquaintance with them; in their case, it is the opposite of familiarity which has bred contempt." [C.H. Spurgeon- Commenting and Commentaries; Lecture 1: A Chat about Commentaries] |