1 Timothy 2:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And of this I became a preacher and an Apostle (what I say is true, not false,) and a teacher of the Gentiles in the true faith.

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  • Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:
  • 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;
  • Eph 3:7-8 : 7 Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Rom 9:1 : 1 I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
  • Rom 10:14 : 14 But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
  • Rom 11:13 : 13 But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:
  • Rom 15:16 : 16 To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 11:31 : 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever, is witness that the things which I say are true.
  • Gal 1:16 : 16 To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,
  • Gal 1:20 : 20 Now God is witness that the things which I am writing to you are true.
  • Gal 2:9 : 9 When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;
  • Gal 2:16 : 16 Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.
  • Gal 3:9 : 9 So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.
  • Acts 14:27 : 27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.
  • Acts 22:21 : 21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
  • Acts 26:17-18 : 17 And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you, 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
  • Acts 26:20 : 20 But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.
  • Rom 1:9 : 9 For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,
  • Ps 111:7 : 7 The works of his hands are faith and righteousness; all his laws are unchanging.
  • Eccl 1:1-2 : 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
  • Eccl 1:12 : 12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
  • Eccl 7:27 : 27 Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,
  • Eccl 12:8-9 : 8 All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose. 9 And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings. 10 The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
  • John 7:35 : 35 So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?
  • 1 Tim 1:11-12 : 11 Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care. 12 I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,
  • 2 Pet 2:5 : 5 And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers;

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    11 Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;

    12 And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.

  • Rom 9:1
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    1 I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

  • Titus 1:1-3
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    1 Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,

    2 In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

    3 Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;

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    25 Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,

  • Gal 1:20
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    20 Now God is witness that the things which I am writing to you are true.

  • 1 Cor 9:2
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    2 If to others I am not an Apostle, at least I am one to you: for the fact that you are Christians is the sign that I am an Apostle.

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    11 Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care.

    12 I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,

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    7 But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

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    13 But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:

  • Eph 3:7-8
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    7 Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power.

    8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:

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    2 And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.

  • 2 Cor 11:31
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    31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever, is witness that the things which I say are true.

  • 1 Tim 1:3
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    3 It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,

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    11 Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.

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    14 For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.

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    1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news,

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    1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

    2 If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,

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    16 But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

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    7 But, quite the opposite, when they saw that I had been made responsible for preaching the good news to those without circumcision, even as Peter had been for those of the circumcision

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    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

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    20 For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.

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  • 1 Cor 15:9
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    9 For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

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    17 For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and true child in the Lord; he will make clear to you my ways in Christ, even as I am teaching everywhere in every church.

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    11 If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

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    15 It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:

  • 2 Cor 11:7
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    7 Or did I do wrong in making myself low so that you might be lifted up, because I gave you the good news of God without reward?

  • 2 Cor 4:2
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    2 And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

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    16 To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,

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    5 But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.

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    10 Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.

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    2 And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.

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    7 Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;

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    5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

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    12 For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.