2 Timothy 3:15 (DRB)

Passage

And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error,

2 Timothy 3:14 But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned and which have been committed to thee. Knowing of whom thou hast learned them:

2 Timothy 3:15 And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice:

2 Timothy 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "infancy", "thou", "hast", "known", "holy", "scriptures", and "instruct". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "infancy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "But continue thou in those things which..." into verse 16's "All scripture inspired of God is profitable...", so "faith" and "infancy" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "infancy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.