2 Timothy 1:13

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“Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.”

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BSBPD

“Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love 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 1:13 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
  2. Proverbs 3:21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
  3. Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
  4. Proverbs 4:13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
  5. Proverbs 8:14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
  6. Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
  7. Romans 2:20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
  8. Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
  9. Philippians 1:27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
  10. Philippians 4:9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
  11. Colossians 1:4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
  12. 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
  13. 1 Timothy 1:10for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
  14. 1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
  15. 1 Timothy 6:3If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
  16. 2 Timothy 1:14Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
  17. 2 Timothy 2:2And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
  18. 2 Timothy 3:14But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.
  19. Titus 1:9He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
  20. Titus 2:1But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.
  21. Titus 2:8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
  22. Hebrews 3:6But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
  23. Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
  24. Hebrews 10:23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

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