2 Timothy 2:9
2 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 2
“Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.”2 Timothy 2:9
What Does 2 Timothy 2:9 Mean?
2 Timothy 2:9 is found in the book of 2 Timothy, chapter 2, verse 9 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Timothy 2:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Philippians 1:12“But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;”Colossians 1:24“Who 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:”Proverbs 27:17“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”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;”Acts 28:31“Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.”Ephesians 6:20“For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”Philippians 1:7“Even 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.”Philippians 1:13“So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;”Ephesians 6:19“And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,”Colossians 4:3“Withal 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:”2 Timothy 1:12“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.”Acts 9:16“For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”Acts 28:20“For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”2 Thessalonians 3:1“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:”2 Timothy 4:17“Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.”1 Peter 4:15“But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.”Jeremiah 33:1“Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,”Acts 4:4“Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.”Acts 16:23“And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:”2 Corinthians 11:23“Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.”
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