Tag Archives: 2 Timothy 3:16

Πᾶσα γραφὴ θεόπνευστος καὶ ὠφέλιμος πρὸς διδασκαλίαν, πρὸς ἔλεγχον, πρὸς ἐπανόρθωσιν, πρὸς παιδείαν τὴν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, ἵνα ἄρτιος ᾖ ὁ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος, πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐξηρτισμένος. (2 Timothy 3:16–17)

All Scripture is God-breathed and beneficial for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, having been fully equipped for every good work.

Exegetical Analysis

The clause begins with πᾶσα γραφὴ, “every Scripture” or “all Scripture,” with πᾶσα modifying γραφὴ in a way that invites syntactical ambiguity. The construction could refer to each passage of Scripture individually or to the whole canon collectively.… Learn Koine Greek