2 Timothy 2:1

“You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”

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BSBPD

“You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)

KJVPD

“Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”

King James Version · Public Domain

ASVPD

“Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain

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“Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace 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 2:1 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
Haggai 2:4But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts.
1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
1 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Timothy 1:18Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
2 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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