Matthew 19:4–5; Genesis 2:24; Luke 24:27; Luke 24:44; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 14:37; 2 Peter 1:20–21; 2 Peter 3:2; 2 Peter 3:15–16; Deuteronomy 4:2; Psalm 19:7–11; Isaiah 8:20; John 15:11; John 20:30–31; Acts 17:11; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; 1 John 1:4

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Matthew 19:4–5

He answered, tHave you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, uTherefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and vthe two shall become one flesh?


Genesis 2:24

24 tTherefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.


Luke 24:27

27 And nbeginning with oMoses and pall the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.


Luke 24:44

44 Then he said to them, kThese are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, lthat everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.


1 Corinthians 2:13

13 And we impart this tin words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, uinterpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.1


1 Corinthians 14:37

37 cIf anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.


2 Peter 1:20–21

20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 21 For kno prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God las they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.


2 Peter 3:2

hthat you should remember the predictions of ithe holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,


2 Peter 3:15–16

15 And count lthe patience of our Lord as salvation, just as mour beloved brother Paul also wrote to you naccording to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. oThere are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, pas they do the other Scriptures.


Deuteronomy 4:2

yYou shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you.


Psalm 19:7–11

oThe law of the Lord is perfect,1

previving the soul;

qthe testimony of the Lord is rsure,

smaking wise tthe simple;

uthe precepts of the Lord are right,

rejoicing the heart;

the commandment of the Lord is vpure,

wenlightening the eyes;

the fear of the Lord is clean,

enduring forever;

the rules2 of the Lord are xtrue,

and righteous altogether.

10  More to be desired are they than ygold,

even much zfine gold;

asweeter also than honey

and drippings of bthe honeycomb.

11  Moreover, by them is your servant warned;

cin keeping them there is great reward.


Isaiah 8:20

20 cTo the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no ddawn.


John 15:11

11 These things I have spoken to you, nthat my joy may be in you, and that oyour joy may be full.


John 20:30–31

The Purpose of This Book

30 uNow Jesus did many other signs vin the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 wbut these are written so that you may xbelieve that Jesus is the Christ, ythe Son of God, and that by believing zyou may have life ain his name.


Acts 17:11

11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, xexamining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.


2 Timothy 3:15–17

15 and how afrom childhood you have been acquainted with bthe sacred writings, cwhich are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 dAll Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that ethe man of God1 may be complete, fequipped gfor every good work.


1 John 1:4

And we are writing these things so kthat our1 joy may be complete.