2 Timothy 3:16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Here the apostle, to confirm Timothy in that way wherein he walked, I. Sets before him his own example, which Timothy had been an eye-witness of, having long attended Paul (2 Tim. 3:10): Thou hast fully known my doctrine. The more fully we know the doctrine of Christ and the apostles, the more closely we shall cleave to it; the reason why many sit loose to it is because they do not fully know it. Christ's apostles had no enemies but those who did not know them, or not know them fully; those... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 3:14-17

3:14-17 But as for you, remain loyal to the things which you have learned, and in which your belief has been confirmed, for you know from whom you learned them, and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that will bring you salvation through the faith which is in Christ Jesus. All God-inspired scripture is useful for teaching, for the conviction of error, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God ,.... That is, all holy Scripture; for of that only the apostle is speaking; and he means the whole of it; not only the books of the Old Testament, but of the New, the greatest part of which was now written; for this second epistle to Timothy is by some thought to be the last of Paul's epistles; and this also will hold good of what was to be written; for all is inspired by God, or breathed by him: the Scriptures are the breath of God, the word of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God - This sentence is not well translated; the original πασα γραφη θεοκνευστος ωφιλιμος προς διδασκαλιαν, κ. τ. λ. should be rendered: Every writing Divinely inspired is profitable for doctrine, etc. The particle και , and, is omitted by almost all the versions and many of the fathers, and certainly does not agree well with the text. The apostle is here, beyond all controversy, speaking of the writings of the Old Testament, which, because they... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16

Verse 16 16All Scripture; or, the whole of Scripture; though it makes little difference as to the meaning. He follows out that commendation which he had glanced at briefly. First, he commends the Scripture on account of its authority; and secondly, on account of the utility which springs from it. In order to uphold the authority of the Scripture, he declares that it is divinely inspired; for, if it be so, it is beyond all controversy that men ought to receive it with reverence. This is a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Holy Scripture the strength of the man of God. There is marvellous force in the application to the Christian bishop and evangelist of the title THE MAN OF God When we remember the course of faithful and untiring labour, and patient unflinching suffering, which was run by those to whom alone this title was given in the Old Testament—Moses and Samuel and Elijah, and other prophets of God—we feel at once that the application of this title to the ministers of Christ under the New... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Grievous times. "But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come." They were in the first days of the Christian era; the times foretold were to be in the last days of that era. There is an intended indefiniteness about the days; nothing is said about their commencement, or about the period over which they are to extend. They are to embrace distinct times, but all characterized by grievousness. From what follows we may infer that the grievousness of the times will consist in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:16

Every Scripture inspired of God is also profitable for all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable , A.V.; teaching for doctrine , A.V.; which is in for in , A.V. Every Scripture, etc. There are two ways of construing this important passage: (A) As in the A.V., in which θεόπνευστος is part of the predicate coupled by καὶ with the following ὠφέλιμος ; (B) as in the R.V., where θεόπνευστος is part of the subject (as πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθόν , "every good... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:16-17

The authority and utility of the Scriptures. The apostle is led to emphasize the value of the Scriptures generally for the purposes of spiritual life. I. THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE . "Every Scripture inspired of God is also profitable." 1 . This does not signify that there may be Scripture not divinely inspired , but merely asserts that the Scripture being thus inspired is profitable. 2 . The words " inspired by God " point to the entire agency of God in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture - This properly refers to the Old Testament, and should not be applied to any part of the New Testament, unless it can be shown that that part was then written, and was included under the general name of “the Scriptures;” compare 2 Peter 3:15-16. But it includes the whole of the Old Testament, and is the solemn testimony of Paul that it was all inspired. If now it can be proved that Paul himself was an inspired man, this settles the question as to the inspiration of the Old... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:10-17

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 3:14-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16

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