Read the Bible
KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE

2 Timothy 1:1

TEXT EDITION
Pure Cambridge Edition selected
PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
Share
Email linkOpen a new message in your email app
Read chapter
More
Report an issueTell us about a text or study problem

PASSAGE SELECTION

Build from either side

1 selected · 9 available

Choose up to 10 verses in this chapter. The study tools update with the selected passage.

Start of chapter
+ Add 2 Timothy 1:2

SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE

Cross References

5 Essential passages are open for comparison.

Reference depth

From verse 1

  1. Hebrews 9:15Rank 1 from verse 1
    Open

    15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

  2. John 17:3Rank 2 from verse 1
    Open

    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  3. 2 Corinthians 1:1Rank 3 from verse 1
    Open

    1PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

  4. John 10:28Rank 4 from verse 1
    Open

    28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

  5. 1 John 5:11–13Rank 5 from verse 1
    Open

    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

    13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

Open a word for its full definition and concordance.

DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 1:1

COMBINED MEANING

apostle

↗

One called and sent as an apostle of Jesus Christ, bearing a commission to preach and testify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Jesus Christ

↗

The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

↗

The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

promise

↗

Sense 1: An assurance or pledge that something will be done or given. Sense 2: That which is promised. Sense 3: To give such an assurance or pledge.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

↗

1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

↗

1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

READ BEFORE AND AFTER

Surrounding Verses

Nearby Scripture remains separate from the selected passage until you add it.

1PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

Selected passage

2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

LOCAL PASTOR DIRECTORY

Find a Pastor Near You

Enter a U.S. ZIP code to find nearby pastors committed to holding fast the faithful word.

Your ZIP is processed in this browser from local data. It is not sent to a ZIP lookup service or to a church. ZIP coordinates from GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.