2 Timothy 3:17

All Scripture Is God-Breathed

16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,17so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

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Berean Standard Bible
so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
American Standard Version (1901)
that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.
Bible in Basic English
So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
Douay-Rheims 1899
That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.
Free Bible Version
This is how God provides a thorough preparation for those who work for him to accomplish all that's good.
Geneva Bible 1599
That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect vnto all good workes.
King James (Authorized) Version
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Plain English Version
That’s how God properly trains his workers. He uses the words in his book to teach them, so they can do all those good things that he wants them to do.
Translation for Translators
What is written {they wrote} is useful to help us who serve God to be ready/prepared to do all that we should do. By means of it, we are equipped {God gives us what we need} in order to do every kind of good deeds.
Unlocked Literal Bible
This is so that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
Noah Webster Bible
That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to all good works.
World English Bible
that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Young's Literal Translation
that the man of God may be fitted — for every good work having been completed.