2Tim 3:12 Cross References

2 Timothy 3:12

12: Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

1 Peter 3:14

  1. But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don't be afraid and don't worry.

1 Peter 2:20

  1. Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the blows, God is pleased with you.
  2. This suffering is all part of what God has called you to. Christ, who suffered for you, is your example. Follow in his steps.

1 Peter 4:12

  1. Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
  2. Instead, be very glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world.
  3. Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.
  4. If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people's affairs.
  5. But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his wonderful name!

Acts 14:22

  1. where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that they must enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations.

Matthew 16:24

  1. Then Jesus said to the disciples, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and follow me.

1 Peter 5:9

  1. Take a firm stand against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are.
  2. In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

Matthew 5:10

  1. God blesses those who are persecuted because they live for God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
  2. "God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers.
  3. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too.

John 15:19

  1. The world would love you if you belonged to it, but you don't. I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you.
  2. Do you remember what I told you? 'A servant is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you!
  3. The people of the world will hate you because you belong to me, for they don't know God who sent me.

John 16:2

  1. For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing God a service.

Matthew 10:22

  1. And everyone will hate you because of your allegiance to me. But those who endure to the end will be saved.
  2. When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I assure you that I, the Son of Man, will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.
  3. "A student is not greater than the teacher. A servant is not greater than the master.
  4. The student shares the teacher's fate. The servant shares the master's fate. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, how much more will it happen to you, the members of the household!

1 Corinthians 15:19

  1. And if we have hope in Christ only for this life, we are the most miserable people in the world.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

  1. and to keep you from becoming disturbed by the troubles you were going through. But, of course, you know that such troubles are going to happen to us Christians.
  2. Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come--and they did, as you well know.

Psalms 37:12

  1. The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance.
  2. But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming.
  3. The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right.
  4. But they will be stabbed through the heart with their own swords, and their bows will be broken.

Hebrews 11:32

  1. Well, how much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets.
  2. By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions,
  3. quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight.
  4. Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others trusted God and were tortured, preferring to die rather than turn from God and be free. They placed their hope in the resurrection to a better life.
  5. Some were mocked, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in dungeons.

John 16:33

  1. I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."

Mark 10:30

  1. will receive now in return, a hundred times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property--with persecutions. And in the world to come they will have eternal life.

Joshua 17:14

  1. The descendants of Joseph came to Joshua and asked, "Why have you given us only one portion of land when the LORD has given us so many people?"

1 Timothy 2:2

  1. Pray this way for kings and all others who are in authority, so that we can live in peace and quietness, in godliness and dignity.

Matthew 23:34

  1. I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. You will kill some by crucifixion and whip others in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.

John 17:14

  1. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not.

Titus 2:12

  1. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right conduct, and devotion to God,

Revelation 7:14

  1. And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who knows." Then he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.

Titus 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to bring faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.

2 Peter 3:11

  1. Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives you should be living!

Luke 14:26

  1. "If you want to be my follower you must love me more than your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
  2. And you cannot be my disciple if you do not carry your own cross and follow me.

2 Corinthians 1:12

  1. We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have been honest and sincere in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own earthly wisdom. That is how we have acted toward everyone, and especially toward you.

1 Timothy 6:3

  1. Some false teachers may deny these things, but these are the sound, wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ, and they are the foundation for a godly life.

Revelation 12:4

  1. His tail dragged down one-third of the stars, which he threw to the earth. He stood before the woman as she was about to give birth to her child, ready to devour the baby as soon as it was born.

Revelation 1:9

  1. I am John, your brother. In Jesus we are partners in suffering and in the Kingdom and in patient endurance. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and speaking about Jesus.
  2. It was the Lord's Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard a loud voice behind me, a voice that sounded like a trumpet blast.

1 Timothy 3:16

  1. Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ appeared in the flesh and was shown to be righteous by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and was announced to the nations. He was believed on in the world and was taken up into heaven.

Revelation 12:7

  1. Then there was war in heaven. Michael and the angels under his command fought the dragon and his angels.
  2. And the dragon lost the battle and was forced out of heaven.
  3. This great dragon--the ancient serpent called the Devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world--was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
  4. Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, "It has happened at last--the salvation and power and kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ! For the Accuser has been thrown down to earth--the one who accused our brothers and sisters before our God day and night.
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