Passage

2 Timothy 3.14-15

Book: 2 Timothy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"12. Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13. But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived."

"14. But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. 15. And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus."

"16. Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness. 17. That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work." (2 Timothy 3:12-17, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"12. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 13. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived."

"14. But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. 15. From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus."

"16. Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, 17. that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:12-17, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"12. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."

"14. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15. 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."

"16. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17. That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. ^{throughly: or, perfected}" (2 Timothy 3:12-17, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"12. and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted, 13. and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray."

"14. And thou, be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, 15. and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise, to salvation, through faith that [is] in Christ Jesus;"

"16. every Writing [is] God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that [is] in righteousness, 17. that the man of God may be fitted, for every good work having been completed." (2 Timothy 3:12-17, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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