Rom 15:4, 2Pe 1:20-21 | ISV | STEP | For everything that was written long ago was written for our instruction, so that we might have hope through the endurance and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

‏ Romans 15:4

4 For everything that was written long ago was written for our instruction, so that we might have hope through the endurance and encouragement that the Scriptures give us. ^{▼▼Lit. of the Scriptures}Rom 4:23-24; 1Cor 9:9-10; 10:11; 2Tim 3:16-17

‏ 2 Peter 1:20-21

20 First of all, you must understand this: No prophecy in Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation,Rom 12:6 21 because no prophecy ever originated through a human decision. Instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.2Sam 23:2; Luke 1:70; Acts 1:16; 3:18; 2Tim 3:16; 1Pet 1:11