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2 Timothy 2:9–13

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Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
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From verse 9

  1. Acts 28:31Rank 1 from verse 9
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    31Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

  2. 2 Timothy 1:8Rank 2 from verse 9
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    8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

  3. Philippians 1:7Rank 3 from verse 9
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    7Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

  4. Ephesians 6:19–20Rank 4 from verse 9
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    19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

    20For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

  5. Colossians 4:3Rank 5 from verse 9
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    3Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

From verse 10

  1. 1 Peter 5:10Rank 1 from verse 10
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    10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

  2. Colossians 1:24Rank 2 from verse 10
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    24Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:

  3. 2 Corinthians 1:6Rank 3 from verse 10
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    6And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

  4. 2 Timothy 2:3Rank 4 from verse 10
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    3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

  5. 1 Corinthians 9:22Rank 5 from verse 10
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    22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

From verse 11

  1. Romans 6:8Rank 1 from verse 11
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    8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

  2. Colossians 3:3–4Rank 2 from verse 11
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    3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

    4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

  3. Romans 6:5Rank 3 from verse 11
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    5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

  4. 1 Timothy 1:15Rank 4 from verse 11
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    15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

  5. 2 Corinthians 4:10Rank 5 from verse 11
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    10Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

From verse 12

  1. Romans 8:17Rank 1 from verse 12
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    17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

  2. Matthew 10:33Rank 2 from verse 12
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    33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

  3. Revelation 20:4Rank 3 from verse 12
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    4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

  4. Luke 12:9Rank 4 from verse 12
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    9But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

  5. Revelation 20:6Rank 5 from verse 12
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    6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

From verse 13

  1. Numbers 23:19Rank 1 from verse 13
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    19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  2. Romans 3:3Rank 2 from verse 13
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    3For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:24Rank 3 from verse 13
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    24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

  4. 2 Thessalonians 3:3Rank 4 from verse 13
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    3But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

  5. Titus 1:2Rank 5 from verse 13
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    2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 2:9

COMBINED MEANING

suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

trouble

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Sense 1: Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty. Sense 2: To disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

doer

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One who performs what is required; one who observes, keeps or obeys, in practice.

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

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bonds

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Sense 1: Binding ties or obligations. Sense 2: Conditions of servitude, restraint, or captivity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

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

COMBINED MEANING

bound

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1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 2:10

COMBINED MEANING

endure

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1. To continue, remain, last, or abide. 2. To bear, tolerate, withstand, or undergo. 3. To persevere without giving way.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

elect

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Sense 1: Chosen or selected. Sense 2: As a noun, one or more who are chosen.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sakes

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Causes, interests, or benefits; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of the persons or things named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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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

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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

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

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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

glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 2:11

COMBINED MEANING

faithful

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Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.

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

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

COMBINED MEANING

live

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Sense 1: As a verb, to have or continue in life; to remain alive, be restored to life, or not die. Sense 2: To dwell, abide, or continue in a place, state, relation, or manner of life. Sense 3: To subsist or be sustained by or upon what is named. Sense 4: As an adjective, alive rather than dead; or containing fire and not extinguished.

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

DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 2:12

COMBINED MEANING

suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

COMBINED MEANING

reign

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Sense 1: To exercise kingly rule, dominion, governing power, or controlling power. Sense 2: Royal rule or dominion, or the period during which a ruler governs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

deny

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To refuse, disown, contradict, renounce, or declare not to be true.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 2:13

COMBINED MEANING

believe

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Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

faithful

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Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.

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

COMBINED MEANING

deny

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To refuse, disown, contradict, renounce, or declare not to be true.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

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10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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11It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

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12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

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13If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

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14Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

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