2 Timothy 3:16

God's Word

Every Scripture passage is inspired by God. All of them are useful for teaching, pointing out errors, correcting people, and training them for a life that has God’s approval.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2

“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me. His words were on my tongue.

Nehemiah 9:20

You gave them your good Spirit to teach them. You didn’t keep your manna to yourself. You gave them water to quench their thirst.

Psalm 119:11

I have treasured your promise in my heart so that I may not sin against you.

Psalm 119:130

Your word is a doorway that lets in light, and it helps gullible people understand.

Psalm 119:9

How can a young person keep his life pure? ⌞He can do it⌟ by holding on to your word.

Proverbs 15:10

Discipline is a terrible ⌞burden⌟ to anyone who leaves the ⌞right⌟ path. Anyone who hates a warning will die.

Proverbs 15:31

The ear that listens to a life-giving warning will be at home among wise people.

Proverbs 6:23

because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life

Micah 2:7

Should the descendants of Jacob be asked: Has the Spirit of the Lord become impatient with you? Has he done these things? Are his words good for those who live honestly?

Zephaniah 3:2

It obeys no one. It does not accept correction. It does not trust the Lord. It does not draw close to its God.

Matthew 13:52

So Jesus said to them, “That is why every student of the Scriptures who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a home owner. He brings new and old things out of his treasure chest.”

Matthew 21:42

Jesus asked them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. The Lord is responsible for this, and it is amazing for us to see’?

Matthew 22:43

He said to them, “Then how can David, guided by the Spirit, call him Lord? David says,

Matthew 26:54

How, then, are the Scriptures to be fulfilled that say this must happen?”

Matthew 26:56

All of this has happened so that what the prophets have written would come true.” Then all the disciples abandoned him and ran away.

Mark 12:24

Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken because you don’t know the Scriptures or God’s power?

Mark 12:36

David, guided by the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Take the honored position—the one next to me [God the Father] on the heavenly throne— until I put your enemies under your control.” ’

John 10:35

The Scriptures cannot be discredited. So if God calls people gods (and they are the people to whom he gave the Scriptures),

John 3:20

People who do what is wrong hate the light and don’t come to the light. They don’t want their actions to be exposed.

Acts 1:16

“Brothers, what the Holy Spirit predicted through David in Scripture about Judas had to come true. Judas led the men to arrest Jesus.

Acts 18:25

He had been instructed in the Lord’s way and spoke enthusiastically. He accurately taught about Jesus but knew only about the baptism John performed.

Acts 20:20

I didn’t avoid telling you anything that would help you, and I didn’t avoid teaching you publicly and from house to house.

Acts 20:27

I didn’t avoid telling you the whole plan of God.

Acts 28:25

The Jews, unable to agree among themselves, left after Paul had quoted this particular passage to them: “How well the Holy Spirit spoke to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah!

Romans 15:4

Everything written long ago was written to teach us so that we would have confidence through the endurance and encouragement which the Scriptures give us.

Romans 2:20

an instructor of ignorant people, and a teacher of children because you have the full content of knowledge and truth in Moses’ Teachings.

Romans 3:2

There are all kinds of advantages. First of all, God entrusted them with his word.

Romans 4:23

But the words “his faith was regarded as the basis of his approval by God” were written not only for him

1 Corinthians 12:7

The evidence of the Spirit’s presence is given to each person for the common good of everyone.

Galatians 3:8

Scripture saw ahead of time that God would give his approval to non-Jewish people who have faith. So Scripture announced the Good News to Abraham ahead of time when it said, “Through you all the people of the world will be blessed.”

Deuteronomy 29:29

Some things are hidden. They belong to the Lord our God. But the things that have been revealed in these teachings belong to us and to our children forever. We must obey every word of these teachings.

Deuteronomy 4:36

He let you hear his voice from heaven so that he could instruct you. He showed you his great fire on earth, and you heard him speak from the column of fire.

2 Timothy 2:25

He must be gentle in correcting those who oppose the Good News. Maybe God will allow them to change the way they think and act and lead them to know the truth.

2 Timothy 4:2

Be ready to spread the word whether or not the time is right. Point out errors, warn people, and encourage them. Be very patient when you teach.

Hebrews 11:1

Faith assures us of things we expect and convinces us of the existence of things we cannot see.

Hebrews 3:7

As the Holy Spirit says, “If you hear God speak today, don’t be stubborn.

Hebrews 4:12

God’s word is living and active. It is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts as deep as the place where soul and spirit meet, the place where joints and marrow meet. God’s word judges a person’s thoughts and intentions.