the bibliography. Suffice it to say that the mention of this term is not primarily to define the nature of Scripture but to give a reason why Scripture is useful and effective for the functions that are mentioned. A further question is signaled by the footnotes in both RSV and TEV: should the text be read “All Scripture inspired by God” or “All Scripture is inspired by God”? Both are possible because in the Greek the verb “to be” is not used. The first possibility means that this is a further explanation
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