2 Timothy 3:16 (GNV)

Passage

For the whole Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teache, to conuince, to correct, and to instruct in righteousnesse,

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:14 But continue thou in the thinges which thou hast learned, and which are committed vnto thee, knowing of who thou hast learned them:

2 Timothy 3:15 And that thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures of a childe, which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation, through the faith which is in Christ Iesus.

2 Timothy 3:16 For the whole Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teache, to conuince, to correct, and to instruct in righteousnesse,

2 Timothy 3:17 That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect vnto all good workes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whole", "scripture", "giuen", "inspiration", "profitable", "teache", "conuince", and "correct". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whole" and "scripture", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And that thou hast knowen the holy..." into verse 17's "That the man of God may be...", so "whole" and "scripture" 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 "whole" and "scripture" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.