Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way.

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2 Timothy 3:16–17: All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness,

NLTNew Living Translation

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,

KJV 1900King James Version

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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