For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the graven and the molten images.
2 Timothy 3:15 - Revised Standard Version and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And how from your childhood you have had a knowledge of and been acquainted with the sacred Writings, which are able to instruct you and give you the understanding for salvation which comes through faith in Christ Jesus [through the leaning of the entire human personality on God in Christ Jesus in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness]. American Standard Version (1901) and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Common English Bible Since childhood you have known the holy scriptures that help you to be wise in a way that leads to salvation through faith that is in Christ Jesus. Catholic Public Domain Version And, from your infancy, you have known the Sacred Scriptures, which are able to instruct you toward salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures, which can instruct thee to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus. |
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the graven and the molten images.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
O God, from my youth thou hast taught me, and I still proclaim thy wondrous deeds.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;
But I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these except Michael, your prince.
But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God.
for he will be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.
And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?”
But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
To him all the prophets bear witness that every one who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer; but his father was a Greek.
And Paul went in, as was his custom, and for three weeks he argued with them from the scriptures,
And as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are mad; your great learning is turning you mad.”
which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—
Then those who are physically uncircumcised but keep the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law.
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Keep them and do them; for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you.
speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy girded with a linen ephod.