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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Subject: can we be sure the Bible is valid? |
Bible Note: As they do the rest of the Scriptures Speaking of this as he does in all of his letters. There are some things in those [epistles of Paul] that are difficult to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist and misconstrue to their own utter destruction, just as [they distort and misinterpret] the rest of the Scriptures. (AMPLIFIED 2 Peter 3:16) joehelt: You raise some good questions about the inspiration and authority of the NT books. These are questions all of us need to be able to answer so that we can always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks us for a reason for the hope that is in us (1 Peter 3:15). You write: 'When Paul wrote to Timothy to say that "all scripture is God-breathed..." he couldn't have been referring to his own letters, the Gospels and all of the other letters and books in the New Testament.' What do you mean by that? And how did you come to that conclusion? Why could'nt Paul be referring to his own letters and other books in the NT? Second Peter 3:16 'is one of the most clear-cut statements in the Bible to affirm that THE WRITINGS OF PAUL ARE SCRIPTURE. Peter's testimony is that Paul wrote Scripture, but the false teachers distorted it. The NT apostles were aware that they spoke and wrote the Word of God (1 Thess. 2:13) as surely as did the OT prophets. Peter realized that the NT writers brought the divine truth that completed the Bible (1 Peter 1:10-12)' (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997. Emphasis added.) Grace and peace to you, Kalos |