2 Timothy 2:3
2 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 2
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”2 Timothy 2:3
What Does 2 Timothy 2:3 Mean?
2 Timothy 2:3 is found in the book of 2 Timothy, chapter 2, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Patience.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Timothy 2:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 16:13“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”Proverbs 27:17“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”Hebrews 12:2“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”James 1:12“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”2 Timothy 4:5“But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.”Ephesians 6:11“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”2 Timothy 1:8“Be 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;”1 Corinthians 13:7“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”2 Corinthians 10:3“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:”2 Corinthians 10:4“(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)”Hebrews 10:32“But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;”2 Timothy 2:10“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.”1 Timothy 1:18“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;”2 Corinthians 1:6“And 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.”Hebrews 11:25“Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;”Luke 9:60“Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.”2 Timothy 3:11“Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.”Hebrews 6:15“And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”Hebrews 11:27“By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.”Nehemiah 4:17“They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.”
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