2 Timothy 2:2

Exhortation To Be Strong In Grace

¹ You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. ² And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. ³ Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Bearing Witness

In the Presence of Many Witnesses

Before Many Witnesses

1 Timothy 1:18

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle,

1 Timothy 6:12

Fight the good fight for the faith;
take hold of eternal life
that you were called to
and have made a good confession about
in the presence of many witnesses.

1 Timothy 1:12

I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry—

Numbers 12:7

Not so with My servant Moses;
he is faithful in all My household.

1 Samuel 2:35

“‘Then I will raise up a faithful priest for Myself. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. I will establish a lasting dynasty for him, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.

Ezra 7:10

Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, according to God’s wisdom that you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people in the region west of the Euphrates who know the laws of your God and to teach anyone who does not know them.

Nehemiah 7:2

Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

Psalm 101:6

My eyes favor the faithful of the land
so that they may sit down with me.
The one who follows the way of integrity
may serve me.

Proverbs 13:17

A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.

Jeremiah 23:28

The prophet who has only a dream should recount the dream, but the one who has My word should speak My word truthfully, for what is straw compared to grain?”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.

Matthew 13:52

“Therefore,” He said to them, “every student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.”

Matthew 24:25

Take note: I have told you in advance.

Luke 12:42

The Lord said: “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?

Luke 16:10-12

Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.

1 Corinthians 4:2

In this regard, it is expected of managers that each one of them be found faithful.

Colossians 1:7

You learned this from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow slave. He is a faithful servant of the Messiah on your behalf,

1 Timothy 3:2-9

An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

1 Timothy 4:6

If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the good teaching that you have followed.

1 Timothy 4:14

Do not neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.

1 Timothy 5:22

Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

2 Timothy 1:13-14

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

2 Timothy 2:24-25

The Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient,

2 Timothy 3:10

But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,

2 Timothy 3:14

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you,

Titus 1:5-9

The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town:

Hebrews 2:17

Therefore, He had to be like His brothers in every way, so that He could become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 3:2-3

He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was in all God’s household.

Revelation 2:10-13

Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have affliction for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.