2 Timothy 3:16–17
All Scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching and correcting
Study it word by word16All 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.
In its context
14But 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.
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Its words in the original
- γραφὴgraphē· Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
- θεόπνευστοςtheopneustos· breathed out by God
Breathed out by God: given by God's breath.
- ὠφέλιμοςōphelimos· useful, profitable
Useful, profitable, beneficial.
- διδασκαλίανdidaskalian· teaching
Teaching, instruction.
- ἐλεγμόνelegmon· reproof
Reproof: proof that convinces, showing what is wrong.
- ἐπανόρθωσινepanorthōsin· correction
Correction: setting something straight again.
- παιδείανpaideian· discipline, training
Discipline: the raising of a child, with teaching and correction.
- δικαιοσύνῃdikaiosynēi· righteousness
Righteousness: what is right before God, and living by it.
- ἄρτιοςartios· complete, fully equipped
Complete, fully equipped and ready.
- ᾖēi· be
Be, exist.
- θεοῦtheou· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos· human being, man
Human being, person, man (without distinguishing male or female).
- ἔργονergon· work
Work, deed, what someone does.
- ἀγαθὸνagathon· good
Good.
- ἐξηρτισμένοςexērtismenos· complete, equip
Complete, finish a period of time; also equip fully.