But _that_ is not exactly what St. Paul says. The Greek for _that_, would be πᾶσα Ἡ γραφή--not πᾶσα γραφὴ--θεόπνευστός. St. Paul does not say that _the whole_ of Scripture, collectively, is inspired. More than _that_: what he says is, that _every writing_,--every _several book_ of those ἱερὰ γράμματα, or Holy Scriptures, in which Timothy had been instructed from his childhood,--is inspired by God[331]. It _comes_ to very nearly the same thing; but it is _not_ quite the same thing. St. Paul is careful to remind us that every Book in the Bible is an inspired Book[332]. And this statement is not confined to one place.--Elsewhere, he calls his message "the Word of GOD;" and says that it had been received by the disciples not as the Word of Men, but as it is in truth, the Word of GOD[333].--Elsewhere, "Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the HOLY GHOST teacheth[334]:"--where, if I at all understand the Apostle, (and he speaks very plainly!) he says that _his words_ were inspired by the HOLY GHOST.--Accordingly, St. Peter declares that the Epistles of his "beloved brother Paul" are part of the Holy Scriptures[335];--Divinely inspired, therefore, like all the rest. But does not St. Paul himself in a certain place express a doubt--saying "I _think_ that I have the Spirit of GOD[336]?" and does he not contrast his own sayings with the Divine sayings, ("not I but the LORD[337]"), clearly implying that his own were _not_ Divine? and does he not say that he delivers certain things "by permission, and not of commandment[338]," whereby he seems to insinuate a gradation of authority in what he delivers?--No. Not one of these things does he do. He says, indeed, of a certain hint to married persons that he offers it "by way of _advice_ to them not by way of _precept_:" but _giving advice_ to _men_ is a very different thing from _receiving permission_ from GOD. Again, "Unto the married," (he says,) "I command, yet not I but the LORD,"--alluding to our LORD'S words, as set down by St. Matthew, chap. xix. verse 6[339]; which is simply an historical allusion to the Gospel.--So far from "_thinking_" he had the Spirit of GOD, (as if it were an open question whether he had it or not,) he says the very contrary. Δοκέω, in all such places, implies, not _doubt_ but _certainty[340]_: (as when our LORD asks,---"Doth he thank that servant because he did the things commanded him? οὐ δοκῶ,"--I fancy not indeed[341]!) On St. Paul's lips, as every scholar knows, the phrase is not one of doubt, but one of indignant, or at least emphatic asseveration[342].--A man had need be very sure he _understands_ the record, (let me just remark in passing,) before he presumes to criticize it.