Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And that from a babe thou have known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
New American Standard Bible
and that
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures,
International Standard Version
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures that are able to give you the wisdom you need for salvation through faith in the Messiah Jesus.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings (Hebrew Scriptures) which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus [surrendering your entire self to Him and having absolute confidence in His wisdom, power and goodness].
An Understandable Version
And [remember] that, from childhood, you have known the sacred Scriptures which are able to make you wise [enough] to be saved through faith in Christ Jesus.
Anderson New Testament
and that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise in order to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Bible in Basic English
And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
Common New Testament
and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and that from your infancy you were acquainted with the sacred writings, which point you the way to salvation, by believing in Christ Jesus:
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
and that from an infant thou hast known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Goodspeed New Testament
and how from childhood you have known the Scriptures which can give you the wisdom that through faith in Christ Jesus leads to salvation.
John Wesley New Testament
And that from an infant thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, thro' faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Julia Smith Translation
And that from infancy thou hast known the holy letters, able to render thee wise to salvation by faith which in Christ Jesus.
King James 2000
And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and that from childhood you have known the holy writings that are able [to make] you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Modern King James verseion
and that from a babe you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
Moffatt New Testament
remember you have known from childhood the sacred writings that can impart saving wisdom by faith in Christ Jesus.
Montgomery New Testament
and how from a child you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
NET Bible
and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
New Heart English Bible
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
Noyes New Testament
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.
Sawyer New Testament
and that from a child you have known the sacred Scriptures, which can make you wise to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
The Emphasized Bible
And that, from a babe, those sacred letters, thou hast known which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and that from a child thou hast known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Jesus Christ.
Twentieth Century New Testament
and that, from your childhood, you have known the Sacred Writings, which can give you the wisdom that, through belief in Christ Jesus, leads to Salvation.
Webster
And that from a child thou hast known the sacred scriptures, which are able to make thee wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Weymouth New Testament
and that from infancy you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise to obtain salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Williams New Testament
and that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures which can give you wisdom that leads to salvation through the faith that leans on Christ Jesus.
World English Bible
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
Worrell New Testament
and that, from a babe, you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Worsley New Testament
and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus: for all scripture is by inspiration from God,
Youngs Literal Translation
and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus;
Themes
Children » Indulgence of » Instructed, examples of
Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Timothy
Children » Instances of » Timothy
Children » Good » Know the scriptures
Good Children » Know the scriptures
Faith » The scriptures designed to produce
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Examples of
Salvation » Conditions of » Faith and confession
Salvation » The scriptures are able to make wise unto
Scripture » The scriptures making you wise
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
The scriptures » Are called the » Holy scriptures
The scriptures » Should be » Known
The scriptures » Are able to make wise unto salvation through faith in Christ jesus
Sinners » Conditions of » Faith and confession
The word of God » Called » Holy scriptures
Timothy » Reputation and Christian faith of
Timothy » Facts concerning » Trained early in the scriptures
Wisdom » What is able to make you wise
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » The scriptures the source of
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 3:15
Images 2 Timothy 3:15
Prayers for 2 Timothy 3:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Value Of The Scriptures
14 But continue thou in what thou learned and were convinced of, knowing from whom thou learned them. 15 And that from a babe thou have known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for instruction, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness,
Cross References
2 Timothy 1:5
taking memory of the non-hypocritical faith in thee, which first dwelt in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that is in thee also.
1 Samuel 2:18
But Samuel ministered before LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
2 Chronicles 34:3
For 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 Asherim, and the graven im
Psalm 19:7
The law of LORD is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of LORD is sure, making a simple man wise.
Psalm 71:17
O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.
Psalm 119:98-99
Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently shall find me.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shall say, I have no pleasure in them,
Daniel 10:21
But I will tell thee that which is inscribed in the writing of truth. And there is none who holds with me against these, but Michael your prince.
Matthew 22:29
But having answered, Jesus said to them, Ye are led astray, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Luke 1:15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he should, no, not drink wine and strong drink. And he will be filled of Holy Spirit, even from his mother's belly.
Luke 2:40
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was upon it.
Luke 24:27
And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things about himself.
Luke 24:32
And they said to each other, Was not our heart burning within us while he spoke to us on the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?
Luke 24:45
Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures.
John 5:39-40
Ye search the scriptures, because ye think to have eternal life in them, and those are testifying about me.
Acts 10:43
To this man all the prophets testify, that every man who believes in him, to receive remission of sins through his name.
Acts 13:29
And when they completed all the things written about him, having taken him down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb.
Acts 13:38-39
Be it known to you therefore, men, brothers, that through this man remission of sins is proclaimed to you.
Acts 17:2
And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he discoursed with them from the Scriptures,
Romans 1:2
(which he fore-promised through his prophets in the holy scriptures)
Romans 16:26
but that was now revealed, and by prophetic scriptures, according to a commandment of the eternal God that was made known to all the nations for obedience of faith,
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
For I delivered to you at first what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,
1 Peter 1:10-12
About which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently. Men who prophesied about the grace for you,
2 Peter 1:20-21
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture comes to pass of a personal interpretation.
2 Peter 3:16
as also in all his letters, speaking in them about these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist, as also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
1 John 5:11-12
And this is the testimony, that God gave eternal life to us, and this life is in his Son.
Revelation 19:10
And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he says to me, See thou not. I am a fellow bondman of thee and thy brothers, those who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophe