2 Timothy 1:12

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“For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.”

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BSBPD

“For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For which cause I suffer also these things: yet I am not ashamed; for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed unto him against that day.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard--to that day.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Timothy 1:12 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  2. Psalms 25:2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
  3. Psalms 31:5Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
  4. Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
  5. Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
  6. Isaiah 50:7Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
  7. Isaiah 54:4Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
  8. Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
  9. Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
  10. Matthew 12:21In His name the nations will put their hope.”
  11. Matthew 24:36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
  12. Luke 10:12I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
  13. Luke 23:46Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
  14. John 6:39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
  15. John 6:44“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
  16. John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
  17. John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
  18. John 17:15I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
  19. Acts 7:59While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
  20. Acts 9:16I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
  21. Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
  22. Acts 13:50The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
  23. Acts 14:5But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
  24. Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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