word for word everything God wanted us to know and do. Peter said, “But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter one’s own interpretation [i.e. origination], for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God” (2 Pet. 1:20–21). This process God used to “breathe out” His Word to humankind is referred to as the verbal, plenary inspiration of Scripture (2 Tim. 3:16–17). What that means is that each and every word in the Bible