2 Timothy 3:15 (YLT)

Passage

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise--to salvation, through faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:13 and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

2 Timothy 3:14 And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,

2 Timothy 3:15 and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise--to salvation, through faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

2 Timothy 3:16 every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

2 Timothy 3:17 that the man of God may be fitted--for every good work having been completed.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And thou--be remaining in the things which..." into verse 16's "every Writing FI is Fi God-breathed and...", so "faith" and "babe" 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 "babe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.