2 Timothy 3:14-16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 3:14

2 Timothy 3:14. Knowing of whom thou hast learned,— Meaning himself, but modestly declining to say so. Timothy was to continue in these things, because he knew of whom he had learned them,—namely, of a true apostle; and that they were agreeable to the scripture of the Old Testament, with which he had been acquainted from his infancy, through the instructions of his grandmother and mother, who were both Jewesses. See ch. 2 Timothy 1:5. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16

2 Timothy 3:16. All scripture is given by inspiration of God,— The scriptures with which Timothy had been acquainted from his infancy were evidently those of the Old Testament; for none of the books of the New Testament were then committed to writing. The same thing seems plainly to be intended here byall scripture, which, in the preceding verse, is called the sacred scripture, and which St. Paul asserts to be divinelyinspired. The Old Testament revelations were not final, but preparatory to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:14

14. But . . . thou—Whatever they may do. Resuming the thread begun at :-. learned—from me and thy mother and grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 2:2). assured of—from Scripture (2 Timothy 3:15). of whom—plural, not singular, in the oldest manuscripts, "from what teachers." Not only from me, but from Lois and Eunice. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:15

15. from a child—literally, "from an infant." The tender age of the first dawn of reason is that wherein the most lasting impressions of faith may be made. holy scriptures—The Old Testament taught by his Jewish mother. An undesigned coincidence with 2 Timothy 1:5; Acts 16:1-3. able—in themselves: though through men's own fault they often do not in fact make men savingly alive. wise unto salvation—that is, wise unto the attainment of salvation. Contrast "folly" (2 Timothy 3:9). Wise also in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16

16. All scripture—Greek, "Every Scripture," that is, Scripture in its every part. However, English Version is sustained, though the Greek article be wanting, by the technical use of the term "Scripture" being so well known as not to need the article (compare Greek, Ephesians 3:15; Ephesians 2:21). The Greek is never used of writings in general, but only of the sacred Scriptures. The position of the two Greek adjectives closely united by "and," forbids our taking the one as an epithet, the other... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 3:14-15

In his personal life Timothy should continue living as he had rather than turning aside to follow the example of the evil men Paul just mentioned. Timothy’s conduct grew out of what he had learned that gave him personal convictions."Jewish parents were expected to teach their children the Law from the age of five onwards." [Note: Kelly, p. 201. Cf. Mishnah Pirke Aboth 5:21.] Timothy’s convictions grew stronger because Paul’s life had backed up the truth that Timothy had learned from him.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 3:14-17

1. Adherence to the truth 3:14-17 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Paul wanted to reemphasize the importance of Scripture in Timothy’s present and future ministry. His emphasis in 2 Timothy 3:15 was on its importance in Timothy’s life in the past.There is no reason to limit the universal force of "all" to matters of salvation. When the Greek word translated "all" or "every" (pas) occurs with a technical noun such as "Scripture," it is better to render it "all" rather than "every." [Note: H. Wayne House, "Biblical Inspiration in 2 Timothy 3:16," Bibliotheca... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Warnings and Exhortations Regarding the Last Days1-9. In the days immediately preceding the Second Coming, the Lord had taught that iniquity would abound. St. Paul reminds Timothy of this truth as a warning to him, for when those days would come neither he nor any one on earth knew; they might be close at hand, and the existing wickedness might be the commencement of the final iniquity. The depravity then would be terrible, and already in its degree it existed, and must be resisted.1. In the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Timothy 3:14

(14) But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned.—But Timothy, on the other hand, was to continue in the things he had learned. Evil teaching would become worse; the opposition to truth would, as the ages rolled on, become more intense; but Timothy and his successors must remember that there was to be no development in the fundamental doctrines of his most holy faith. He had (2 Timothy 3:10) fully known St. Paul’s doctrine—that doctrine which St. Paul had received directly from the... read more

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