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Are the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonical) books inspired scripture?

Inferred

No single verse settles it; the conclusion is assembled across texts and leans one way.

The Apocryphal books are not identified as inspired Scripture by the canonical text — the evidence leans clearly against their inclusion, though no single verse explicitly lists which books are in or out.

No NT author ever quotes any Apocryphal book as Scripture using the standard "it is written" formula; Jesus himself defines the scope of Scripture using the three-part Hebrew canon (Law, Prophets, Psalms) and traces its martyrology from Genesis to 2 Chronicles — the exact boundaries of the Hebrew Bible, which excludes the Apocrypha.

Key texts:
Luke 24:44Tier 2 · Jesus
“He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms concerning me must be fulfilled.””
Matthew 23:35Tier 2 · Jesus
“that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.”
Luke 11:51Tier 2 · Jesus
“from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.’ Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.”

…and 10 more verses weighed in the full analysis.

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