2 Timothy 3:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

Everything in the Scriptures is God's Word. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live.

Cross References

Romans 15:4

And the Scriptures were written to teach and encourage us by giving us hope.

Hebrews 4:12

God's word is alive and powerful! It is sharper than any double-edged sword. His word can cut through our spirits and souls and through our joints and marrow, until it discovers the desires and thoughts of our hearts.

Mark 12:24

Jesus answered: You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God.

Psalm 119:9

Young people can live a clean life by obeying your word.

Proverbs 6:23

The Law of the Lord is a lamp, and its teachings shine brightly. Correction and self-control will lead you through life.

2 Timothy 4:2

to preach God's message. Do it willingly, even if it isn't the popular thing to do. You must correct people and point out their sins. But also cheer them up, and when you instruct them, always be patient.

Psalm 119:11

I treasure your word above all else; it keeps me from sinning against you.

Psalm 119:130

Understanding your word brings light to the minds of ordinary people.

2 Samuel 23:2

The Spirit of the Lord has told me what to say.

Proverbs 15:31

Healthy correction is good, and if you accept it, you will be wise.

2 Timothy 2:25

Be humble when you correct people who oppose you. Maybe God will lead them to turn to him and learn the truth.

Acts 20:20

When I preached in public or taught in your homes, I didn't hold back from telling anything that would help you.

John 3:20

People who do evil hate the light and won't come to the light, because it clearly shows what they have done.

Matthew 13:52

So he told them, “Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom.”

Acts 18:25

He also knew much about the Lord's Way, and he spoke about it with great excitement. What he taught about Jesus was right, but all he knew was John's message about baptism.

Romans 2:20

And since there is knowledge and truth in God's Law, you think you can instruct fools and teach young people.

Nehemiah 9:20

Your gentle Spirit instructed them, and you gave them manna to eat and water to drink.

Galatians 3:8

Long ago the Scriptures said God would accept the Gentiles because of their faith. This is why God told Abraham the good news that all nations would be blessed because of him.

Hebrews 3:7

It is just as the Holy Spirit says, “If you hear God's voice today,

1 Corinthians 12:7

The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others.

Acts 20:27

I have told you everything God wants you to know.

Proverbs 15:10

If you turn from the right way, you will be punished; if you refuse correction, you will die.

John 10:35

You can't argue with the Scriptures, and God spoke to those people and called them gods.

Matthew 26:56

But all this happened, so that what the prophets wrote would come true.” All Jesus' disciples left him and ran away.

Acts 1:16

He said: My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus.

Matthew 21:42

Jesus replied, “You surely know that the Scriptures say, ‘The stone the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all. This is something the Lord has done, and it is amazing to us.’

Romans 4:23

just as we read in the Scriptures. But these words were not written only for Abraham.

Hebrews 11:1

Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see.

Romans 3:2

It is good in a lot of ways! First of all, God's messages were spoken to the Jews.

Acts 28:25

Since they could not agree among themselves, they started leaving. But Paul said, “The Holy Spirit said the right thing when he sent Isaiah the prophet

Mark 12:36

The Holy Spirit led David to say, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right side until I make your enemies into a footstool for you.’

Micah 2:7

Descendants of Jacob, is it right for you to claim that the Lord did what he did because he was angry? Doesn't he always bless those who do right?

Matthew 26:54

But then, how could the words of the Scriptures come true, which say this must happen?”

Matthew 22:43

Jesus replied, “How then could the Spirit lead David to call the Messiah his Lord? David said,

Deuteronomy 29:29

The Lord our God hasn't explained the present or the future, but he has commanded us to obey the laws he gave to us and our descendants.

Zephaniah 3:2

Forever rebellious and rejecting correction, Jerusalem refuses to trust or obey the Lord God.