2 Timothy 3:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Timothy 3:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Timothy 3:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Timothy in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Timothy 3:12 — KJV
“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12 (KJV)
2 Timothy 3:12 in Context — About the Book of 2 Timothy
2 Timothy is Paul's last letter, written on death row — a father's final charge to his son in the faith. Fan your gift into flame; God gave a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline, not fear. All Scripture is God-breathed. I have fought the good fight; I have kept the faith.
Cross-References for 2 Timothy 3:12
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 3:12: yea, christ, jesus
“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 3:12: yea, live, christ
“Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 3:12: live, christ, jesus
“Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. whom...: or, whom, said he, I preach”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 3:12: christ, jesus, suffer
“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 3:12: live, christ, jesus
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