“But you, remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it, and that from infancy you have known [the] sacred scriptures, which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.”

2 Timothy 3:14-17

This passage comes from St. Paul’s second letter to Timothy, who was a trusted companion of St. Paul on his second and third missionary journeys. St. Paul was writing near the end of his ministry and his life to Timothy to encourage him to remain steadfast in his faith. In doing so, St. Paul was reminding Timothy of the purposes and power of Sacred Scripture.