2 Timothy 3:14–15
Timothy has known the sacred writings since childhood
Study it word by word14But you, remain in what you learned and were convinced of, knowing from whom you learned it,
15and that from infancy you have known the sacred writings that are able to make you wise for salvation through faith that is in the Messiah Jesus.
In its context
12And indeed all who want to live godly in the Messiah Jesus will be persecuted.
13But evil people and impostors will advance from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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16All Scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness,
17so that the person of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.
Its words in the original
- μένεmene· remain
Stay, remain.
- ἔμαθεςemathes· learn
Learn.
- ἐπιστώθηςepistōthēs· be convinced
Be convinced, be assured of something.
- εἰδὼςeidōs· see
See, look; notice.
- βρέφουςbrephous· baby, infant
Baby, infant: a newborn child, or a child not yet born.
- ἱερὰhiera· temple
Temple: the whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
- γράμματαgrammata· letter, writing
Letter of the alphabet, writing; "letters", learning. "His writings": what someone wrote.
- οἶδαςoidas· know
Know, understand; also see.
- δυνάμενάdynamena· can, be able
Can, be able.
- σοφίσαιsophisai· make wise, devise cleverly
Make wise, instruct; also devise cleverly, make something up skillfully.
- σωτηρίανsōtērian· salvation
Salvation.
- πίστεωςpisteōs· faith
Faith: firm trust in God; also faithfulness.
- ΧριστῷChristōi· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- ἸησοῦIēsou· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).