2 Timothy 3:15 - Exposition

Babe for child , A.V.; sacred writings for Holy Scriptures , A.V. And that from a babe, etc. Another consideration urged as a reason for standing fast. He was no novice in the Scriptures. His mother and grandmother had been careful to imbue him with that sacred literature which should make him wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, from his very earliest years. Surely he would not throw away such a precious advantage. The sacred writings ( τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα ); literally, the holy letters , or learning . An ordinarily educated child learns γράμματα ( John 7:15 ), in contradistinction to the uneducated, who are ἀγράμματοι ( Acts 4:13 ). But Timothy had learnt τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα , whose excellence is described in the next verse.