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And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, whicho are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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John 5:39• ³⁹Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me; (John 5:39)

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2 Tim. 1:5• ⁵calling to mind the unfeigned faith which has been in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also. (2 Tim. 1:5)

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1 Sam. 2:18• ¹⁸And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod. (1 Sam. 2:18)

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2 Chron. 34:3• ³And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherahs, and the graven images, and the molten images. (2 Chron. 34:3)

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Psa. 71:17• ¹⁷O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works: (Psa. 71:17)

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Prov. 8:17• ¹⁷I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me. (Prov. 8:17)

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Prov. 22:6• ⁶Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it. (Prov. 22:6)

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Eccl. 12:1• ¹And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; (Eccl. 12:1)

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Luke 1:15• ¹⁵For he shall be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. (Luke 1:15)

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Luke 2:40• ⁴⁰And the child grew and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom, and God's grace was upon him. (Luke 2:40)

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Dan. 10:21• ²¹However, I will declare unto thee that which is set down in the scripture of truth; and there is not one that sheweth himself strong with me against these, but Michael your prince. (Dan. 10:21)

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Matt. 22:29• ²⁹And Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God. (Matt. 22:29)

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Luke 24:27,32,45• ²⁷And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
³²And they said to one another, Was not our heart burning in us as he spoke to us on the way, and as he opened the scriptures to us?
⁴⁵Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures, (Luke 24:27,32,45)

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Acts 17:2• ²And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures, (Acts 17:2)

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Rom. 1:2• ²(which he had before promised by his prophets in holy writings,) (Rom. 1:2)

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Rom. 16:26• ²⁶but which has now been made manifest, and by prophetic scriptures, according to commandment of the eternal God, made known for obedience of faith to all the nations-- (Rom. 16:26)

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1 Cor. 15:3‑4• ³For I delivered to you, in the first place, what also I had received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures;
⁴and that he was buried; and that he was raised the third day, according to the scriptures; (1 Cor. 15:3‑4)

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2 Peter 1:20‑21• ²⁰knowing this first, that the scope of no prophecy of scripture is had from its own particular interpretation,
²¹for prophecy was not ever uttered by the will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:20‑21)

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2 Peter 3:16• ¹⁶as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; among which some things are hard to be understood, which the untaught and ill-established wrest, as also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. (2 Peter 3:16)

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Psa. 19:7• ⁷The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple; (Psa. 19:7)

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John 5:39‑40• ³⁹Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;
⁴⁰and ye will not come to me that ye might have life. (John 5:39‑40)

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Acts 10:43• ⁴³To him all the prophets bear witness that every one that believes on him will receive through his name remission of sins. (Acts 10:43)

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Acts 13:29,38‑39• ²⁹And when they had fulfilled all things written concerning him, they took him down from the cross and put him in a sepulchre;
³⁸Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is preached to you,
³⁹and from all things from which ye could not be justified in the law of Moses, in him every one that believes is justified. (Acts 13:29,38‑39)

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1 Peter 1:10‑12• ¹⁰Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;
¹¹searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which belonged to Christ, and the glories after these.
¹²To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves but to you they ministered those things, which have now been announced to you by those who have declared to you the glad tidings by the Holy Spirit, sent from heaven, which angels desire to look into. (1 Peter 1:10‑12)

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1 John 5:11‑12• ¹¹And this is the witness, that God has given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son.
¹²He that has the Son has life: he that has not the Son of God has not life. (1 John 5:11‑12)

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Rev. 19:10• ¹⁰And I fell before his feet to do him homage. And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Do homage to God. For the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus. (Rev. 19:10)

• First and foremost they are “profitable” for teaching, being, as we have seen, the revelation of God’s mind for His people; also for “reproof,” or conviction, for, inasmuch as they are the divine standard, the character of our conduct or actions is at once discerned by their application; for “correction,” since they not only convict of sin and failure, but they also point out the right path for God’s people; for “instruction in righteousness,” because they contain precepts and exhortations applicable to all the relationships and responsibilities, whether toward God, one another, or toward men in general. (“Exposition of 2 Timothy: 2 Timothy 3:10-17” by E. Dennett)

• The important thing to observe here is that the Apostle is speaking of the Scriptures, as they are in themselves, such as a child reads them; not even of that which a converted or spiritual man finds in them, but simply the holy writings themselves. (“2 Timothy 3” by J.N. Darby)

• We are always most courageous in the presence of difficulties or enemies when in the personal enjoyment of salvation, and on this account the two things are here combined. (Compare John 20:21; Eph. 6:17) (article #86523)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

W. Kelly Translation

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and that from a babe thou knowest thea sacred writings that are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith that is in Christ Jesus.

WK Translation Notes

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The article does not appear in some MSS., contrary to the great stream of authority.