The
Role of Scripture
Who
or what is the Word of God?
It
has become common practice amongst evangelicals to call the scriptures the Word
of God. This practice has lead to some confusion within the Church as to the
application of Scripture. The Lord challenged me many years ago about what He
thought about the subject. This led me on a search to determine the answer.
There
are two words translated from the Greek into English that are translated into
word; logos and rhema. I found that everywhere the word Logos was found it
appeared to refer to the Lord. I could with some convoluted logic try to make
it refer to the Bible but it just didn't fit right. The texts were consistent
if it referred to the Lord, or His counsel. The word rhema clearly referred to
the spoken words. So the conclusion was that Yeshua, the Logos, spoke or speaks
the rhema. The John 1:1-4 passage, a parallel passage
to Genesis 1:1 certainly says that the Word (logoz) was with God and
was God at the beginning of creation. Since this was at the very beginning of
creation it cannot refer to the written texts that we call the Bible, it had
not yet been written nor collected together. This text clearly states the Word
was a man by using the masculine tense. The passage then states that the
“Word became flesh and dwelt amongst men” John
This
still leaves the question of: is Scripture the word of God? Following basic
hermeneutics, let the text interpret itself, I found that the II Tim
I
continued to search to find anywhere the Scripture called itself the word of
God...I could not find one. I suppose that you could argue that the sacred
writings were once spoken and therefore were the rhema, but that is a very weak
argument, especially in light of the passage that says "faith comes by
hearing and hearing by every word (rhma) that proceeds from the mouth of
God". Obviously much of the Old and New Testaments are recording of words
and events pertaining to men, not the words of God, unless God dictated the
scriptures to the writers. The implications of this passage with the
understanding that it is referring to the words that Yeshua speaks, that is
that faith come from the Lord actively speaking to us, turns the "Word of
Faith" thinking on its ear. You cannot just claim a Scripture verse as the
Word of God and then magically have the faith to attain the promise; He must
speak to you the promise. I actually tried the former approach for a
while...with very little success, until I learned to wait until He spoke to me.
Then my success rate went up considerably.
I've
attached at the end of this article all of the scriptures that use the words;
"word" and "scripture" for a reference. There are several
observations that can be made from these passages.
First
of all, if the words in the Greek for "scripture" and "word of
God" were synonymous then you would expect to find them used
interchangeably and you would also expect to find a verse or two that equates
them. So if we find a verse that uses them both without equating them then they
would not be synonymous, and thus the scripture is not the word of God. There
are three such verses.
JOH
2:20 Then said
the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt you rear it
up in three days? 21) But he spake of the temple of his body. 22) When therefore he was risen
from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and
they believed the scripture, and the word which Yeshua had said.
Here there is a clear distinction between the
scriptures (Law and Prophets) and the word (not words) that Yeshua spoke.
However, since they believed both, this is not sufficient to make them the
same.
JOH
10:34 Yeshua
answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, you are gods? 35) If he called them gods, unto whom the word of
God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36) Say you of him, whom the Father hath
sanctified, and sent into the world, you blasphemest;
because I said, I am the Son of God?
Here
the word of the God came to one who recorded what was given. The word of God is
singular not plural. It came to the individual implying that it was a being not
a writing. Clearly these do not mean
the same thing.
ACT
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received
the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether
those things were so.
The
word, again singular, is presented and the receivers compared
what was given against the scriptures (Law and Prophets), to see how
they compared. Again scriptures and the word were not the same. What is also
note worthy here is that these are the only passages that mention the
scriptures and the word or word of God in the same sentence, and none of the
three say that they are the same, but in fact they are treated as separate, one
a being and the other a thing.
If these conclusions are true that there should be a
consistency in the remaining texts. They can be read at
the end of this article.
The
following verse is useful in this search. This verse is talking about Yeshua
and Him speaking to the people.
LUK 5:1
And it came to pass, that, as the people
pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by
the
The
question here is who or what is the word of God, singular? Is it Yeshua? Is it
the Scriptures? Is it the words or concepts presented by Yeshua? Part of the answer is in the verse below:
ACT
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to
hear the word of God.
Clearly it is not referring
to Yeshua in person. He was dead and resurrected by then. (Of course He is
alive and living within the disciples.) So that leaves us with the last two;
the Scriptures or the concepts taught by Yeshua. The next three verses
eliminate the Scriptures:
ACT
So mightily grew the word of God and
prevailed.
ACT
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
ACT 13:5
And when they were at
The
Scriptures did not grow and multiply as they had already been identified as the
Law and the Prophets. There is no indication that the
Gospels nor the epistles had been written nor had they been codified for another
200 years yet so it is unlikely that the text is referring to them. Also there was no need to preach the
Scriptures to the Jews in the synagogues, as the only copies of the Scriptures
at that time resided in the synagogues. So the word of God must be the concepts
taught by Yeshua or else Yeshua Himself speaking those concepts through the
disciples.
LUK 3:2
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto
John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
This
passage indicated that a being came to John just like the Word of God (or the
Word of the Lord) came to the prophets of old. This clearly is not referring to
the scriptures.
HEB 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds
were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of
things which do appear.
PE2 3:5
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that
by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the
water and in the water:
PE1
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but
of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth
and abideth for ever.
Then
first two texts refers to the John 1:1 text which
describe Yeshua as the Word of God. The third text clearly states that Yeshua
is the word of God. The forth passage states that He, Yeshua, lives and abides
forever again referring to John 1:1. JOH 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were
made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was
life; and the life was the light of men.
The
conclusion of this simple study shows that the word of God is Yeshua and/or
His concepts or Yeshua dwelling within the believer.
Which books are Scripture:
Throughout the Old
Testament and New Testament texts the Scriptures are refer to as the writings
or the sacred writings. It’s obvious that it is referring to something
that was previously written that has been accepted as having come from God. When the Scriptures refer to themselves by the word
scripture (writing) what books are they referring to? (Clearly the New Testament
was not written nor collected together yet. The collection together of the
Gospels and Epistles and their designation as “sacred” was more
than 250 years later by
Another
way to test what is meant by Scripture is to examine the actual texts that
Yeshua quoted and where they are found in Scripture. There are twelve of the
Old Testament books that He did not mention either by name or by quotation.
Yeshua quoted from 21 of the OT books and often referred to the Law and the
Prophets, which is the first five books and the
prophetic books. He quoted verses from Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy, Psalms, Isaiah, Daniel, Zechariah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea,
1& 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, Haggai, Micah, Jonah, Joel, Habakkuk and Malachi.
These books are clearly considered Scripture by Yeshua. The NT letter writers
seldom quoted Yeshua, Paul never did but they did quote some additional OT
books: Nehemiah, Proverbs, Amos, Enoch, and 2 Kings. The disciples
considered those books as part of the inspired writings. The books not quoted
are: Joshua, Judges, Chronicles, Song
of Solomon, Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Obadiah,
Nahum, Zephaniah, and Ezra.
This can also be examined historically. The historic
documents from that era indicate that the Septuagint, which was a Greek
translation of the earliest Hebrew texts in 200 BC, were
used by the early believers.
In The Bible in
Greek Christian Antiquity, a new book released in 1997 from
"In what version was the Old Testament used and commented on by early Christians? ... it is the Septuagint, the Greek translation which, directly or indirectly, was fundamentally for all writings of the early Christian centuries, and even after Jerome it is the text which the Greek Fathers, including the Antiochenes, customarily used."
The current Septuagint (~300 AD) consists of 46 books of the Old Testament, 7 of which were not found in the Hebrew. What was considered Scripture at the time? Again the conclusion is Yeshua focused on the Law and the Prophets while the early church included additional texts. The Dead Sea Scrolls which dated approximately 200 years before Yeshua are the earliest Hebrew texts we have and consisted of the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible. The 24 books are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, The Twelve, (Amos, Zechariah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Hosea, Haggai, Obadiah, Micah, Jonah, Joel, Habakkuk, Malachi), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles. They were most likely copied and preserved by the Essenes, a very pious group of Israelites.
Three variants of the Hebrew Bible texts were known before
the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls: the "proto-masoretic" type
(one that was a base for a later canonized text, earliest copy available is
dated 895 A. D.), the type apparently underlying the Septuagint, and the one
close to Samaritan Bible. Texts belonging to all three types were found
in Qumranas as well as texts of mixed types, texts of types unknown before.
Several important apocryphal
documents in Hebrew and Aramaic
were found, some of them previously unknown.
The current Greek Old Testament quotes match
the Septuagint text but are different from the Masoretic texts and sometimes not even to be found in them. All of our
modern day translations are from the Masoretic texts.
“In Cave 4, 157 fragmentary biblical texts were retrieved, among which is every book of the Hebrew canon, save Esther (and Nehemiah, which at that time was considered as one book with Ezra). Eventually, these Cave 4 fragments revealed a different story about the copying and transmission of Old Testament writings. In some cases, especially 1-2 Samuel, Jeremiah, and Exodus, the fragments brought to light forms or recessions of biblical books that differed from the medieval Masoretic tradition. For instance, one text turned out to be a shorter Hebrew form of Jeremiah, previously known only in its Greek version in the Septuagint. It now seems that the fuller form of Masoretic tradition represents a Palestinian rewording of the book. Another from Cave 4, written in paleo-Hebrew script and dated from the early second century B.C., contains the repetitious expanded form of Exodus previously known only in Samaritan writings, ("The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible: After Forty Years," America, October 31, 1987, p. 302, emphasis added).”
This "different story" told by the discoveries in Cave Four at Qumran is a story that Bible inerrantists have been conspicuously silent about, probably because it puts to rest all notions of scrupulously meticulous ancient scribes who counted all the letters in the copies they made to be sure that no mistakes had occurred. The Cave Four discoveries tell us that mistakes were not only made but that textual changes were also made with probable deliberation.
“Analysis of the book of Jeremiah in
the Masoretic Text and in the Greek Septuagint reveals two vastly different
books, both in content and organization. Specifically, the Masoretic Text
contains sections which are not in the Greek Septuagint and the Greek
Septuagint contains portions which are not in the Masoretic Text. Those parts
shared in common are found arranged differently, and various minor differences
are found throughout the common portions. The four quotations of the book of
Jeremiah in the New Testament, as expected, agree closely with the Septuagint,
but have significant differences with the Masoretic Text.”
The Scrolls are for the most part, written in Hebrew,
but there are many written in Aramaic. Aramaic was the common language of the
Jews of Palestine for the last two centuries B.C. and of the first two
centuries A.D. Prophecies by Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Daniel not found
in the Bible are written in the Scrolls. The scrolls
contain previously unknown stories about biblical figures such as Enoch,
Abraham, and Noah. The story of Abraham includes an explanation why God asked
Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac.
The
Old Testament as we know it was made official by the Pharisees under the
leadership of Rabban Johanon in 90 AD about 60 years after Yeshua's
resurrection. These books are included in the Old Testament by the Pharisees: Chronicles, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra/ Nehemiah which
were not in the Hebrew Codex as part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Origin
of the New Testament:
The
stories of Yeshua were passed around orally until about 100 AD,
a couple of generations after Yeshua was crucified. Then some of the stories
were written down. The earliest New Testament, 140 AD, was assembled by
Marcion, a Roman businessman who did not believe that Yeshua was a Jew. He
chose the 10 letters from Paul and 2/3 of Luke’s gospel as the New
Testament. There were assorted listing for the New Testament for the next 8
generations until 320 AD, and the arrival of Flavius Valerius Constantinus, the
emperor of the
He
commissioned the assembly of the various texts into the official Roman New
Testament by Bishop Eusebius of
The following is a quote to give you an indication of
the complexities of the New Testaments evolution:
“The first Christian
text that did not become canonized but was respected as authentic is the first
epistle of Clement of Rome, reasonably dated to 95 A.D. (M 40), and
contained in many ancient Bibles and frequently read and regarded as scripture
in many churches (M 187-8). This is relevant because even at this late
date two things are observed: Clement never refers to any Gospel, but frequently
refers to various epistles of Paul. Yet he calls them wise counsel, not
scripture--he reserves this authority for the OT ("Old
Testament"), which he cites over a hundred times (M 41-3). On a few
occasions he quotes Jesus, without referring to any written source. But his quotations
do not correspond to anything in any known written text, although they
resemble sayings in the Gospels close enough to have derived from the same oral
tradition. This suggests that the Gospels were not known to
Clement. Yet he was a prominent leader of the Church in
The next such text is the
collection of letters by Ignatius. However, these were added to and
redacted in later centuries, making the reliability of even the
"authentic" letters uncertain. Ignatius wrote while on the road
to his trial in 110 A.D. and it is important to
note that he appears not to have had references with him, thus any allusions or
quotations in his work come from memory alone (M 43-4). Thus, he borrows
phrases and paraphrases from many Pauline epistles, yet never tells us this is
what he is doing (he probably could not recall which letters he was drawing
from at the time). Likewise, he borrows phrases or ideas which are found
in Matthew and John, and on one occasion something that appears to be from
Luke, but again he never names his sources or even tells us that he is drawing
from a source at all (M 45-7). In no case does he name or precisely quote
any NT ("New Testament") book, but again this may be due to the
unusual circumstances in which he was writing.
Despite the difficulties, it seems plausible that
the Gospels had been written by this date, although it is remotely possible
that Ignatius is simply quoting oral traditions which eventually became recorded
in writing, and also possible that this material was added or dressed up by
later editors. Of greatest note is that in his letter to the Philadelphians,
Ignatius recounts a debate he held with Judaizing
Christians in which it is clear that only the OT was regarded as an authority
(M 48-9). Instead of referring to any NT writings as evidence, he simply
says that Jesus Christ is the witness to the authority of the tradition.
This suggests that none of the NT was regarded even then as an authority.
Like Clement, Ignatius and other Christians probably regarded these texts as
wise counsel or useful collections of their oral traditions, and not as
"scripture" per se. “
"There are several texts that were not included that
were written during the same time as the Gospels and were used by the early
Church. There are portions of texts that have been recently uncovered that are
not to be found anywhere. Some of the writings are still available such as; the
Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Enoch, The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles
to name a few."
What
version and who’s interpretation:
As
most Christians know there are a multitude of versions of the Old and New
Testaments; ranging from the King James Version to the Revised Standard to the
New World Bible. There are significant differences in all of the translations.
Why is that, if it is the Word of God? Because the translation depends upon who
translated it and what their beliefs are. A man I’ve once met, Jack
Deere, from Dallas Theological Seminary has a colleague there who did most of
the translation for a new Bible several years ago. Jack read the translation.
One morning while they were talking Jack asked his friend why he had translated
the Hebrew as an evil spirit when the original Hebrew did not have evil in it.
He was referring to the passage where God and sent a spirit to Saul. The
man’s response was that everyone knew that God would not send a spirit
that caused Saul to behave that way. Is this the basis for our translations, that is everyone knew. We also have the Jeremiah 8:8
{
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us?
But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.} passage which says beware of
the lying pen of the scribes, depending which translation you read. He we have
Jeremiah warning about error intentionally introduced by the scribes. Have
those errors been removed? Where were they and how extensive are they?
So
which translation is the one without error, or put more accurately which one is
the most like the original texts? The Old Testament earliest (original) texts
are the Dead Sea Scrolls (which are copies), which so far have shown that the
Septuagint is word for word. However, the New Testament is a horse of a
different color. We have no original texts. All we have are copies of copies of
copies. There are approximately 30000 copies of the New Testament texts all
dating from a hundreds of years after the originals were presumably written.
That about 1300 copies for each book, and they are not all the same. In fact
they break down into three categories; liberal, moderate and conservative. At
least all of our modern translations came from the same categories, the
liberal.
It’s gets even more
interesting when you start talking to “Christians” of different
denominations. You soon discover that not only are there many translations,
there are even many more interpretations, and they are not even consistent
within the given denomination. I guess if you do not like the interpretation
your denomination has you can always switch to another. So now what the
Scriptures say depends on who you talk to. I think I’ll talk to the my Creator, the Scriptures author, thank you.
You
know Yeshua could have solved this problem very easily by spending a year or so
of His time from 18 to 30 years old writing down the New Testament in the
original language by the original Author, the Word of God, absolutely without
error. He was a rabbi and could certainly read and write well. Why did He not
do this? Instead of handing out His New Covenant for His disciples to read and
study, He chose to walk with men and love and teach them personally! Then after
He resurrected He did not hand them a Book of what had just taken place but He
sent them the Holy Spirit of God to love and lead them! Since Yeshua only did
what He saw His Father do, it is safe to say that Father did not want Yeshua to
write about His Kingdom but to demonstrate it instead and teach it by example
to His disciples, not sending them to the Law and Prophets to study and learn,
like the Pharisees. Obviously the Book was not sufficient to accomplish
Father's intentions. Perhaps He though that we might do the same thing that the
Pharisees did and grab a hold of the tangible writings instead of walking with
the intangible God, like their for fathers did.
Purpose
of the Scriptures:
So
what is the purpose of the Scriptures? Again the II Timothy 3:15-16 passage is
the key; they are “profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,
for instruction in righteousness:”
The
Scriptures do not say they are good for anything else; such as salvation,
direction, revelation, understanding, determining God's will etc. The
Scriptures do give us clues where we are to get our direction...Rom 7, we are to be lead by the Holy Spirit. We are to ask our
Father for faith, “if any man lacks faith let
him ask…” Conviction comes from the Holy Spirit who came to convict
the World of sin, and judgment. Revelation comes from Yahweh. Our understanding
is to come from Yeshua, the "mind of Christ". The scriptures at best
provide the principles of God, the skeleton if you will, the dry bones, His
words spoken to us (rhema) provide the flesh, the life, the blood, and the
beating heart.
This
all makes sense when you consider all those who walked with God never having
had the scriptures; Adam, Enoch, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Melkesideck, Moses,
Aaron, etc. In fact the entire New Testament Church was birthed and matured
without the New Testament Scriptures. The first letter was not written down
until approximately 80 years later with the others following later. The work of
birthing the Church was done by the Holy Spirit through men.
The
real issue here is what is our relationship with God to be? The men listed
above did not study some ancient
Could
it be that we’ve reduced our relationship with God to the reading of a
Book instead of the pursuit of a lover? Its as if we
have gone with the Father, Son and Holy Bible! I would be very sad if my wife
or children decided that everything that they needed to know about me was in an
autobiography and they spent their time with me reading it and then asking me
for the things they wanted me to do for them, and then going about their
business. If they decided that they wanted to hear from me they went straight
to the Book. Of course they could ask me to highlight some
This
is what happened to the Pharisees and Sadducees, JOH 5:37-42
And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne
witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent,
him ye believe not. You search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have
eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to
me, that ye might have life. I receive not honor from men. But I know you, that
ye have not the love of God in you.
They
were the experts in Scripture. They had special training in understanding the
Scriptures, the rabbinical schools. Yet Yeshua said that they had never heard
His voice nor saw His shape and that His words did not abide in them, nor did
they have the Love of God in them. They were deaf, blind and loveless. He then
showed them the problem; you “search the Scriptures; for in them ye think
that ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And you will
not come to me, that ye might have life.” They were so caught up in their
Scripture world that they could not hear or see their God nor recognize the
Messiah that He had sent, even though He gave them the words of the Prophets of
Old to study and then sent the Wisemen, the angels and shepherds at His birth,
and finally, John the Baptist along with many signs and wonders to announce
Him. In fact they did not even have any love for their God, Yahweh in them. Who
or what did they love I wonder? Have we done any better? We certainly have out
done the Sanhedrin, we have vacation Bible Schools,
Bible Colleges, Bible studies, Bible Quiz teams, Bible Churches and hundreds of
Bible translations. Where are the Yeshua or Yahweh schools, studies and quiz
teams?
The
Scriptures have their place, they are the best Book on earth, however, if you
are to walk with God you’d better get your nose out of the Book and start
searching for Him, and you’d best buy some eye suave if you cannot see or
hear.
The
Worship of Scripture:
There
are some who say that the Bible was already written by God and with Him at
creation. However, this interpretation requires that the Bible created the
creation. How can an inanimate object create anything, obviously only God can
create, otherwise the Bible would have to be God. I suppose those that believe
this way could be making the Bible into God? If so, they have violated the
first two of the 10 Commandments. Thou shall love the Lord your God with all
thy heart, all thy soul and all thy mind. Mat 22:37.
This is the first commandment. “Thou shall have no other gods before
me”, clarifies the first commandment. Those that believe that the
scripture is the Word of God run the risk of putting the Scriptures before God,
that is, of loving the Bible more the Lord God. Loving the Lord God with all of
your heart (spirit) takes care of the spiritual side of man. Loving Him with
all of your soul, your personality, implies loving Him
like a person, your spouse for example. Loving Him with all
of your mind, is putting all our understanding and memory into loving
Him, the person of God. Nowhere here does it speak of, or imply the Scriptures
as the focus of our love. The word “all” is pretty
self-explanatory, when you love with all you heart, there is nothing left. This
is why the Mat
If
the Scriptures are elevated to par with God then we have an idolatry situation.
Then the Scriptures would provide salvation. This is what happened to the
Pharisees, they had committed idolatry by trying to find salvation in the
Scriptures and missed Yeshua, did not know Father nor had Love in their hearts {John
5:24-40}. The base of the problem was that they believed that they could
find salvation but Scripture study instead of knowing Father by revelation.
Where
our heart is, there is where our treasure is. We defend what we love and
treasure. Who do we defend Yeshua or the Bible. Do we make the most noise when
someone attacks our Lord or our Bible?
The
idea the John 1:1 refers to the Bible instead of the Lord is a sure indication
that we have crossed the line and made the Scriptures, God. Once we’ve
assigned the characteristics and actions of God to the Scriptures then
we’ve made them God instead of the scared writings. The following is a
test:
1)
Do you consider the
Bible living?
2)
Do you believe that
the Bible will save you?
3)
Do you believe that
the Bible was there at creation?
4)
Do you believe there
are no errors in your Bible?
5)
Do you believe that
everything that God said or will say is in the Bible?
6)
Do you believe that
God must obey the Bible?
7)
Do you have your
faith in the Bible instead of Him?
8)
If the Bible was
proven to be false would you lose your faith?
If
you answered yes to these questions then you need to take a hard look at who
you are worshipping, Yahweh or the Scriptures. He is a jealous God, it is Him alone or nothing at all.
George
MacDonald, an 19th Century minister stated:
"Do not
suppose that I believe in Jesus because it is said so-and-so in a book. I
believe in him because He is Himself. The vision of Him in that book, and, I
trust, His own living power in me, have enabled me to understand Him, to look
Him in the face, as it were, and accept Him as my Master and Savior, in
following Whom I shall come to the rest of the Father's peace. The Bible is to
me the most precious thing in the world, because it tells me His story; and
what good men thought about him who know Him and accepted Him. But, the common
theory of the inspiration of the words, instead of the breathing of God's truth
into the hearts and souls of those who wrote it, and who then did their best
with it, is degrading and evil; and they who hold it are in danger of
worshiping the letter instead of living in the Spirit, of being idolaters of
the Bible instead of disciples of Jesus.... It is Jesus who is the Revelation
of God, not the Bible; that is but a means to a mighty eternal end. The book is
indeed sent us by God, but it nowhere claims to be His very word. If it
were—and it would be no irreverence to say it—it would have been a
good deal better written. Yet even it's errors and blunders do not touch the
truth, and are the merest trifles—dear as the little spot of earth on the
whiteness of the snowdrop. Jesus alone is The Word of God.
With all sorts
of doubt I am familiar, and the result of them is, has been, and will be, a
widening of my heart and soul and mind to greater glories of the
truth—the truth that is in Jesus—and not in Calvin or Luther or St.
Paul or St. John, save as they got it from Him, from whom every simple heart
may have it, and can alone get it. You cannot have such proof of the existence
of God or the truth of the Gospel story as you can have of a proposition in
Both in the same verse:
JOH 2:22
When therefore he was risen
from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and
they believed the scripture, and the word which Yeshua had said.
JOH 10:35
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of
God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
ACT
These were more noble
than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness
of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Word of God:
MAR 7:13
Making the word of God of
none effect through your tradition, which you have delivered: and many such
like things do ye.
LUK 3:2
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto
John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
LUK 4:4
And Yeshua answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but
by every word of God.
LUK 5:1
And it came to pass, that, as the people
pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by
the
LUK 8:11
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word
of God.
LUK 8:21
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of
God, and do it.
LUK 11:28
But he said, Yea
rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
ACT 6:2
Then the twelve called the multitude of the
disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that
we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
ACT 6:7
And the word of God increased; and the number
of the disciples multiplied in
ACT
Now when the apostles which
were at
ACT 11:1
And the apostles and
brethren that were in
ACT
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
ACT 13:5
And when they were at
ACT 13:7
Which was with the deputy of
the country, Sergius Paulus,
a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word
of God.
ACT
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to
hear the word of God.
ACT
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been
spoken to you: but seeing you put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of
eve
ACT
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had
knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at
ACT
And he continued there a year and six months,
teaching the word of God among them.
ACT
So mightily grew the word of God and
prevailed.
ROM 9:6
Not as though the word of God hath taken none
effect. For they are not all
ROM
So then faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
CO1
What? came the word
of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
CO2
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word
of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in
Christ.
CO2
4:2
But have renounced the hidden things of
dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God
deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every
man's
EPH
6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword
of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the
dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil
the word of God;
TH1
For this cause also thank we God without
ceasing, because, when you received the word of God which you heard of us, you
received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of
TI1 4:5
For it is sanctified by the word of God and
prayer.
TI2 2:9
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer,
even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
TIT 2:5
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good,
obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
HEB
4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful,
and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of
soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
HEB 6:5
And have tasted the good word of God, and the
powers of the world to come,
HEB 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds
were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of
things which do appear.
HEB 13:7
Remember them which have the rule over you,
who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the
end of their conversation.
PE1
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but
of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth
and abideth for ever.
PE2 3:5
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that
by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the
water and in the water:
JO1
I have written unto you, fathers, because you
have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men,
because you are strong, and the word of God abideth
in you, and you
REV
1:2
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the
testimony of Yeshua
Christ, and of all things that he saw.
REV
1:9
I John, who also am your brother, and
companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Yeshua Christ, was
in the isle that is called
REV
6:9
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw
under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for
the testimony which they held:
REV
20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and
judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded
for the witness of Yeshua, and for the word of God, and which had
Plural:
JOH 3:34
For he whom God hath sent speaketh
the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by
measure unto him.
JOH 8:47
He that is of God heareth
God's words: you therefore hear them not, because you are not of God.
ACT
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken
where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
For God hath put in their
hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give
their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Words:
LUK 8:12
Those by the way side are they that hear; then
cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of
their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
LUK 8:13
They on the rock are they, which, when they
hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while
believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
LUK 8:15
But that on the good ground are they, which in
an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit
with patience.
LUK 9:26
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my
words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own
glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
LUK 10:39
And she had a sister called Mary, which also
sat at Yeshua' feet, and heard his word.
LUK 21:33
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words
shall not pass away.
LUK 22:61
And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter.
And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, you shalt
deny me thrice.
LUK 24:8
And they remembered his words,
LUK 24:19
And he said unto them, What
things? And they said unto him, Concerning Yeshua of
LUK
24:44
And he said unto them, These are the words
which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you,
that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and
in the prophets,
JOH 4:41
And many more believed because of his own word;
JOH 4:50
Yeshua saith
unto him, Go your way; your son liveth. And
the man believed the word that Yeshua had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
JOH
5:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting
life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
JOH 5:38
And you have not his word abiding in you: for
whom he hath sent, him you believe not.
JOH 5:47
But if you believe not his (Moses) writings,
how shall you believe my words?
JOH 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth;
the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak
unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
JOH 6:68
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom
shall we go? you hast the words of eternal life.
JOH 7:9
When he had said these words unto them, he
abode still in
JOH 8:20
These words spake
Yeshua in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on
him; for his hour was not yet come.
JOH 8:30
As he spake these
words, many believed on him.
JOH 8:31
Then said Yeshua to those Jews which believed
on him, If you continue in my word, then are you my
disciples indeed;
JOH 8:37
I know that you are Abraham's seed; but you
seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
JOH 8:43
Why do you not understand my speech? even because you cannot hear my word.
JOH 9:40
And some of the Pharisees which were with him
heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind
also?
JOH 10:21
Others said, These
are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
JOH 12:47
And if any man hear my words, and believe not,
I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
JOH 12:48
He that rejecteth
me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall
judge him in the last day.
JOH 14:10
Believest you not
that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the
words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
JOH 14:23
Yeshua answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will
love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
JOH 14:24
He that loveth
me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which you
hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
JOH 15:3
Now you are clean through the word which I
have spoken unto you.
JOH 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you,
you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you.
JOH
15:20
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have
persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they
will keep yours
JOH 15:25
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be
fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me
without a cause.
JOH 17:1
These words spake
Yeshua, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come;
glorify your Son, that your Son also may glorify thee:
JOH 17:6
I have manifested your name unto the men which
you gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and
you gavest them me; and they have kept your word.
JOH
17:8
For I have given unto them the words which you
gavest me; and they have received them, and have
known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that you didst
send me.
JOH 17:14
I have given them your word; and the world
hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the
world.
JOH 17:17
Sanctify them through your truth: your word is
truth.
JOH 18:1
When Yeshua had spoken these words, he went
forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where
was a garden, into the which he entered, and his
disciples.
ACT
Then they that gladly received his word were
baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand
souls.
ACT 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word
believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
ACT
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto your servants, that with all
boldness they may speak your word,
ACT 5:5
And Ananias hearing
these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them
that heard these things.
ACT
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the
people all the words of this life.
ACT 6:4
But we will give ourselves continually to
prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
ACT 8:4
Therefore they that were scattered abroad went
every where preaching the word.
ACT
And they, when they had testified and preached
the word of the Lord, returned to
ACT
The word which God sent unto the children of
ACT
That word, I say, you know, which was
published throughout all
ACT
While Peter yet spake
these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
ACT
Who shall tell you words, whereby you and all your house shall be saved.
ACT
Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how
that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with
the Holy Ghost.
ACT
Now they which were scattered abroad upon the
persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far
as Phenice, and
ACT
And when the Jews were gone out of the
synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the
next sabbath.
ACT
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were
glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to
eternal life believed.
ACT
And the word of the Lord was published
throughout all the region.
ACT 14:3
Long time therefore abode they
speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace,
and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
ACT
And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
ACT
And to this agree the words of the prophets;
as it is written,
ACT
Paul also and Barnabas
continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others
also.
ACT
And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas,
Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the
word of the LORD, and see how they do.
ACT 16:6
Now when they had gone throughout
ACT
And they spake
unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
ACT
But if it be a question of words and names,
and of your law, look you to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
ACT
And this continued by the space of two years;
so that all they which dwelt in
ACT
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and
to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an
inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
ACT
I have shewed you
all things, how that so labouring you ought to
support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Yeshua, how he said, It
is more blessed to give than to receive.
ACT
Sorrowing most of all for
the words which he spake, that they should see his
face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
ROM 10:8
But what saith it?
The word is nigh thee, even in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word
of faith, which we preach;
CO1 12:8
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of
wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
CO2 6:7
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by
the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on
the left,
CO2
Let such an one think
this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we
be also in deed when we are present.
GAL 5:14
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even
in this; you shalt love your neighbour
as thyself.
GAL 6:6
Let him that is taught in the word communicate
unto him that teacheth in all good things.
EPH 1:13
In whom you also trusted, after that you heard
the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that you
believed, you were sealed with that holy Spirit of
promise,
EPH 5:26
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the
washing of water by the word,
PHI 1:14
And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing
confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the
word without fear.
PHI 2:16
Holding forth the word of life; that I may
rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
For the hope which is laid up for you in
heaven, whereof you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Let the word of the Messiah dwell in you richly
in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
1
Thes 1:5
For our gospel came not unto you in word only,
but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know
what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
1 Thes
1:6
And you became followers of us, and of the
Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
1 Thes
1:8
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord
not only in
1 Thes
4:15
For this we say unto you by the word of the
Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not
prevent them which are asleep.
2 Thes
2:2
That you be not soon shaken in mind, or be
troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of the Messiah is at hand.
2 Thes
2:15
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the
traditions which you have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
2 Thes 3:1
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word
of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
2 Thes
3:14
And if any man obey
not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that
he may be ashamed.
1
Tim 4:6
If you put the brethren in remembrance of
these things, you shalt be a good minister of Yeshua Christ,
nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto you hast
attained.
1 Tim 5:17
Let the elders that rule well be counted
worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
1 Tim 6:3
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to
wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Yeshua Christ, and to the doctrine
which is according to godliness;
2 Tim 2:14
Of these things put them in remembrance,
charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit,
but to the subverting of the hearers.
2 Tim 2:15
Study to shew
thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Tim 4:2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of
season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
TIT 1:3
But hath in due times manifested his word
through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of
God our Saviour;
TIT 1:9
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been
taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to
exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
HEB
1:3
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the
express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power,
when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand
HEB 4:2
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well
as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with
faith in them that heard it.
HEB 5:13
For every one that useth
milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for
he is a babe.
HEB 12:19
And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of
words; which voice they that heard intreated that the
word should not be spoken to them
any more:
HEB 12:27
And this word, Yet once
more, signifieth the removing of those things that
are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be
shaken may remain.
HEB 13:22
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word
of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
JAM
Of his own will begat he us with the word of
truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his
creatures.
JAM
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and
superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which
is able to save your souls.
JAM
But be you doers of
the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
JAM
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a
doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
PE1
But the word of the Lord endureth
for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
PE1 2:2
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of
the word, that you may grow thereby:
PE1 2:8
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of
offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto
also they were appointed.
PE1 3:1
Likewise, you wives,
be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they
also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
PE2 3:2
That you may be mindful of the words which
were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the
apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
PE2 3:7
But the heavens and the earth, which are now,
by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire
against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
JO1
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him
a liar, and his word is not in us.
JO1 2:5
But whoso keepeth
his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we
are in him.
1
Joh 2:7
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you,
but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is
the word which you have heard from the beginning.
JUD 1:17
But, beloved, remember you the words which
were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Yeshua Christ;
REV 3:8
I know your works: behold, I have set before you
an open door, and no man can shut it: for you hast a little strength, and hast
kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
Because you hast kept the word of my patience,
I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not
their lives unto the death.
And if any man shall take away from the words
of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of
life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written.
Sword of His mouth:
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out
of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun
shineth in his strength.
Repent; or else I will come unto you quickly,
and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Scripture:
MAT
Jesus saith unto
them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone
which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is
the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous
MAT
Jesus answered and said unto
them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
MAT 26:54
But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
MAT 26:56
But all this was done, that the scriptures of
the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
MAR 12:10
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of
the corner:
MAR 12:24
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures,
neither the power of God?
MAR 14:49
I was daily with you in the temple teaching,
and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
MAR 15:28
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with
the transgressors.
LUK 4:21
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
LUK 24:27
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets,
he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
LUK 24:32
And they said one to another,
Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while
he opened to us the scriptures?
LUK 24:45
Then opened he their understanding, that they
might understand the scriptures,
JOH 2:22
When therefore he was risen
from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and
they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
JOH 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye
have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
JOH 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath
said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
JOH 7:42
Hath not the scripture said,
That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of
JOH 10:35
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of
God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
JOH 13:18
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have
chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth
bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
JOH
17:12
While I was with them in the world, I kept
them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition;
that the scripture might be fulfilled
JOH
19:24
They said therefore among themselves, Let us
not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might
be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment
among them, and
JOH 19:28
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were
now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith,
I thirst.
JOH 19:36
For these things were done, that the scripture
should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be
broken.
JOH 19:37
And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom
they pierced.
JOH 20:9
For as yet they knew not the scripture, that
he must rise again from the dead.
ACT
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs
have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that
took Jesus.
ACT
The place of the scripture which he read was
this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his
shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
ACT
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the
same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
ACT 17:2
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto
them, and three sabbath days
reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
ACT
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica,
in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the
scriptures daily, whether those things
were so.
ACT
And a certain Jew named Apollos,
born at
ACT
For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the
scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
ROM 1:2
(Which he had promised afore by his prophets
in the holy scriptures,)
ROM 4:3
For what saith the
scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted
unto him for righteousness.
ROM
For the scripture saith
unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee,
and that my name might be
declared throughout all the earth.
ROM
For the scripture saith,
Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
ROM 11:2
God hath not cast away his people which he
foreknew. Wot ye not what
the scripture saith of Elias? how
he maketh intercession to God
against
ROM 15:4
For whatsoever things were written aforetime
were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the
scriptures
might have hope.
ROM
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures
of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made
known to all nations for the
obedience of faith:
CO1 15:3
For I delivered unto you first of all that
which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures;
CO1 15:4
And that he was buried,
and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
GAL 3:8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would
justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham,
saying, In thee shall all nations
be blessed.
GAL 3:22
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be
given to them that believe.
GAL 4:30
Nevertheless what saith
the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman
shall not be heir with the
son of the freewoman.
1 TIm
5:18
For the scripture saith,
thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth
out the corn. And, The labourer
is worthy of his reward.
2 TIm
3:15
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.
2 TIm
3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness:
JAM 2:8
If ye fulfil the
royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
JAM
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him
for righteousness: and he was
called the Friend of God.
JAM 4:5
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
2 Pet 2:6
Wherefore also it is contained in the
scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he
that believeth
on him shall not be
confounded.
2 Pet
Knowing this first, that
no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.