2 Timothy 3:16 (WEB)

Passage

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:14 But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

2 Timothy 3:15 From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:16 Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

2 Timothy 3:17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "scripture", "god-breathed", "profitable", "teaching", "reproof", "correction", "instruction", and "righteousness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "scripture" and "god-breathed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "From infancy you have known the holy..." into verse 17's "that the man of God may be...", so "scripture" and "god-breathed" 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 "scripture" and "god-breathed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.