The “breathing in” of what God would reveal or have recorded into man’s mind, and the utterance of those thoughts in words taught of the Holy Ghost (1 Cor. 2:13). All Scripture is given by inspiration of God (2 Tim. 3:16). It does not follow, however, that men were inspired to utter the words, or to do the acts, that the holy men of old were inspired to record, otherwise every species of wickedness would be justified. It is the record itself that is inspired, not necessarily the words or facts recorded.