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NASB | 2 Peter 3:16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:16 speaking about these things as he does in all of his letters. In which there are some things that are difficult to understand, which the untaught and unstable [who have fallen into error] twist and misinterpret, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. |
Bible Question: are you saying the cambridge dictionary nows what the scriptures are and jesus does not?My friend there is a distinction between the scriptures and writings of Paul,peter,john,luke,mark,acts,and so on are writings ,again which are inspired!But they are not the scriptures.Read John 5:39 again.At that time Matthew through Revelation were not written yet!My friend that is why when hanging on the cross he said "it is finished".Meaning everything said by the Law and prophets concerning himself was done!Luke 24:44..also read Hebrews 9:16,17...No is saying these writings are not inspired or belitttling them in any way.Simple and plain jesus talking to the pharisees said."you search the scriptures looking for eternal life,but they testify of me."Read Luke the 4th chapter 17:21.as a matter of fact paul called jesus the "true gospel".Paul knew he never equated his writings as the scriptures.but they were most definetly inspired! |
Bible Answer: JMSCOTT: Your definition of Scripture -- just what is it? The English word "scripture" comes from the Latin noun "scriptum": thing written, and the Latin verb "scribere": to write. Scripture is a generic word meaning something written. The word is usually capitalized when it is used to refer to the Holy Scriptures, i.e., the Bible. The books of the Old Testament are inspired writings. So are the books of the New Testament. Using our definition of scripture, "something written," the books of both the Old and New Testament are something written, or scripture. If both the Old and New Testaments are inspired of God, as they proclaim themselves to be, they are "something written" that is holy and sacred. They are therefore the Holy Scriptures or the Sacred Scriptures. The reason Jesus referred to the Old Testament writings when he used the word "Scriptures" is obvious; but He in so doing did not negate the fact that the writings that we know as the New Testament are any less inspired than those of the Old Testament. Your last sentence, by the way, in addition to being ambiguous (who is the antecedent of "he" -- Paul or Jesus?), begs scriptural corrobration. --Hank |