2 Timothy 1:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Acts 28:30-31 : 30 And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him, 31 preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Tim 1:15-16
2 verses
86%
15This thou knowest, that all that are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;
2 Tim 1:18
84%
18(the Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day); and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
2 Tim 4:19
73%
19Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
Phil 2:26-28
3 verses
72%
26since he longed after you all, and was sore troubled, because ye had heard that he was sick:
27for indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.
28I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
Rom 1:9-10
2 verses
72%
9For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
10making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.
Phlm 1:13
72%
13whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
Col 4:9
71%
9together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things that [are done] here.
Acts 18:27
70%
27And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;
2 Tim 3:10
70%
10But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
2 Tim 1:4
70%
4longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
Phlm 1:8-11
4 verses
70%
8Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,
9yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:
10I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
11who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me:
1 Tim 1:16
70%
16but for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for a ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.
1 Thess 3:6
70%
6But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also [to see] you;
Acts 28:14-15
2 verses
70%
14where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.
15And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
Phlm 1:22-23
2 verses
69%
22But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you.
23Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth thee;
Phil 4:10
69%
10But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye have revived your thought for me; wherein {G1909} ye did indeed take thought, but ye lacked opportunity.
Acts 20:18
69%
18And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye yourselves know, from the first day {G575} that I set foot in Asia, after what manner I was with you all the time,
Phlm 1:15-16
2 verses
69%
15For perhaps he was therefore parted [from thee] for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;
16no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Phil 1:12-13
2 verses
69%
12Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel;
13so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest;
1 Tim 1:12-13
2 verses
69%
12{G2532} I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service;
13though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
2 Tim 4:9
69%
9Give diligence to come shortly unto me:
2 Cor 1:16
69%
16and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judaea.
Phil 1:30
69%
30having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
Phil 1:3
69%
3I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,
Rom 15:23
68%
23but now, having no more any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come unto you,
Phil 1:17
68%
17but the other {G3303} proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.
Gal 1:15
68%
15But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, [even] from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,
2 Cor 8:17
68%
17For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.
Phil 2:30
68%
30because for the work of Christ he came nigh unto death, hazarding his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
2 Tim 4:16
68%
16At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.
Gal 1:23-24
2 verses
68%
23but they {G2258} only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;
24and they glorified God in me.
Heb 13:19
68%
19And I exhort [you] the more exceedingly to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
Phil 2:20
68%
20For I have no man likeminded, who will care truly for your state.
Phil 1:8
68%
8For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
Phlm 1:4
68%
4I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,
Phil 1:19
68%
19For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Phlm 1:20
68%
20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.