2 Timothy 4:5

2 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 4

“But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.”2 Timothy 4:5

What Does 2 Timothy 4:5 Mean?

2 Timothy 4:5 is found in the book of 2 Timothy, chapter 4, verse 5 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 4:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Corinthians 16:13“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”Psalms 27:14“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”Ephesians 4:11“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”1 Peter 4:7“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”2 Timothy 2:3“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”Luke 21:36“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”1 Corinthians 13:7“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”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 Peter 1:13“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;”Colossians 4:17“And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.”2 Timothy 3:10“But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,”Matthew 25:13“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”1 Timothy 4:15“Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”1 Timothy 4:12“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”Acts 21:8“And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.”Luke 10:2“Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”1 Thessalonians 5:6“Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.”Mark 13:37“And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”Luke 12:37“Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.”Acts 20:30“Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.”

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