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2 Timothy 3:15 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


2 Timothy 3:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Timothy 3:1519 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὅτιhoti
forwordG3754
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
βρέφουςbrephous
childhoodnounG1025
ἱερὰhiera
sacredadjectiveG2413
γράμματαgrammata
writingsnounG1121
οἶδαςoidas
theverbG3588
τὰta
whicharticleG3588
δυνάμενάdynamena
are being ableverbG1410
σεse
youpronounG4771
σοφίσαιsophisai
to make wiseverbG4679
εἰςeis
untoprepositionG1519
σωτηρίανsōtērian
salvationnounG4991
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
πίστεωςpisteōs
faithnounG4102
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 3:15

What is this? As the prophet David exhorted, saying, “Be not thou envious against the workers of iniquity” Psalm 37:1, so Paul exhorts, “Continue thou in the things which you have learned,” and not simply learned, but “hast been assured of,” that is, hast believed. And what have I believed? That this is the Life. And if you see things happening contrary to your belief, be not troubled. The same happened to Abraham, yet he was not affected at it. He had heard, “In Isaac shall…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on Second Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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