2 Timothy 3:15

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, etc.] And therefore must know that the doctrines he had learned were agreeable to them; and so is another reason why he should continue in them. The Jews very early learned their children the holy Scripture. Philo the Jew says f21 , ek prwthv hlikiav “from their very infancy”; a phrase pretty much the same with this here used. It is a maxim with the Jews f22, that when a child was five years of age, it was proper to teach him the Scriptures. Timothy's mother being a Jewess, trained him up early in the knowledge of these writings, with which he became very conversant, and under divine influence and assistance, arrived to a large…”

“from a child--literally, "from an infant." The tender age of the first dawn of reason is that wherein the most lasting impressions of faith may be made. holy scriptures--The Old Testament taught by his Jewish mother. An undesigned coincidence with Ti2 1:5; Act 16:1-3. able--in themselves: though through men's own fault they often do not in fact make men savingly alive. wise unto salvation--that is, wise unto the attainment of salvation. Contrast "folly" (Ti2 3:9). Wise also in extending it to others. through faith--as the instrument of this wisdom. Each knows divine things only as far as his own experience in himself extends. He who has not faith, has not wisdom or salvation. which is…”

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures - That is, the Old Testament; for the New Testament was not then written; see the notes at John 5:39. The mother of Timothy was a pious Hebrewess, and regarded it as one of the duties of her religion to train her son in the careful knowledge of the word of God. This was regarded by the Hebrews as an important duty of religion, and there is reason to believe that it was commonly faithfully performed. The Jewish writings abound with lessons on this subject. Rabbi Judah says, “The boy of five years of age ought to apply to the study of the sacred Scriptures.” Rabbi Solomon, on Deuteronomy 11:19, says, “When the boy begins to talk, his…”

“From an infant thou hast known the holy scriptures - Of the Old Testament. These only were extant when Timothy was an infant. Which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith in the Messiah that was to come. How much more are the Old and New Testament together able, in God's hand, to make us more abundantly wise unto salvation! Even such a measure of present salvation as was not known before Jesus was glorified. 2 Timothy 3:16”

“from: Ti2 1:5; Sa1 2:18; Ch2 34:3; Psa 71:17; Pro 8:17, Pro 22:6; Ecc 12:1; Luk 1:15; Luk 2:40 the holy: Dan 10:21; Mat 22:29; Luk 24:27, Luk 24:32, Luk 24:45; Act 17:2; Rom 1:2, Rom 16:26; Co1 15:3, Co1 15:4; Pe2 1:20, Pe2 1:21, Pe2 3:16 which: Psa 19:7; Joh 5:39, Joh 5:40; Act 10:43, Act 13:29, Act 13:38, Act 13:39; Pe1 1:10-12; Jo1 5:11, Jo1 5:12; Rev 19:10 2 Timothy 3:16”