Its Own Authority

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. — read the full passage →

Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.

I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: — read the full passage →

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.