Rom 15:4, 2Ti 3:15-17 | ESV | STEP | For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction , that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope .

Romans 15:4

4 For ^awhatever was written in former days was written for our ^binstruction, that through endurance and through ^cthe encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

2 Timothy 3:15-17

15 and how ^dfrom childhood you have been acquainted with ^ethe sacred writings, ^fwhich are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 ^gAll Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that ^hthe man of God ^{▼▼That is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression)} may be complete, ^jequipped ^kfor every good work.