2 Timothy 3:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

2 Samuel 23:2

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

Nehemiah 9:20

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

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.

Psalm 119:9

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

Proverbs 15:10

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

Proverbs 15:31

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

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.

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?

Zephaniah 3:2

For ever rebellious and rejecting correction, Jerusalem refuses to trust or obey the LORD God.

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.”

Matthew 21:42

Jesus replied, “Surely you know that the Scriptures say, ‘The stone that 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.’

Matthew 22:43

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

Matthew 26:54

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

Matthew 26:56

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

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.

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.’

John 10:35

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Acts 20:27

I have told you everything God wants you to know.

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

Romans 15:4

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

Romans 2:20

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

Romans 3:2

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

Romans 4:23

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

1 Corinthians 12:7

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

Galatians 3:8

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

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.

2 Timothy 2:25

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

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.

Hebrews 11:1

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

Hebrews 3:7

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

Hebrews 4:12

What God has said isn't only alive and active! 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.