2 Timothy 1:1

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“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,”

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“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, according to a promise of life that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Timothy 1:1 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 5:24Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
  2. John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
  3. John 6:40For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
  4. John 6:54Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
  5. John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
  6. John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  7. Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
  8. Romans 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  9. Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  10. 1 Corinthians 1:1Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
  11. 2 Corinthians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
  12. 2 Corinthians 1:20For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
  13. Ephesians 3:6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
  14. 1 Timothy 6:19treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
  15. Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
  16. Hebrews 9:15Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
  17. 2 Peter 1:3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
  18. 1 John 2:25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
  19. 1 John 5:11And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

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