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Timothy 2:16Faithful endurance
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
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Interpretation

Scripture invites a scripture inspired that is embodied in study and play. Timothy 2:16: trace "every" and "scripture". Give scripture inspired in promises we keep—steady the will with prayer.

Context

The setting is Timothy—biblical literature, naming scripture inspired. Placed in ch. 2, the nearby lines set its tone. The nearby sentences supply the texture.

Authorship & Historical Background

Early sources associate 2 Timothy with Paul. Academic consensus for 2 Timothy tends toward: Pastoral; widely viewed as pseudonymous.. Date: AD 80–100. It sits within the Faithful endurance (epistle/letter). Here the thread of apostolic community comes into view.

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Traditional:Paul
Modern scholarship:Pastoral; widely viewed as pseudonymous.
Date:AD 80–100
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in over 5,800 manuscripts, more than any other surviving ancient work. Early papyri from the 2nd-3rd centuries like P46, P66, P75 provide text. Major uncial codices (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, 4th century) contain complete or near-complete texts. The Byzantine text family represents the majority of later manuscripts. Textual variants exist but are mostly minor: word order, articles, spelling. No central Christian doctrine depends on any disputed text. Modern critical editions compare all manuscript families to determine the most probable original wording reading.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46