2 Timothy 2:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;
  • Acts 28:31 : 31 Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ without fear, and no orders were given that he was not to do so.
  • Phil 1:7 : 7 So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.
  • Col 4:3 : 3 And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.
  • Eph 6:19-20 : 19 And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news, 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.
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 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.
  • 2 Thess 3:1 : 1 For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;
  • 2 Tim 4:17 : 17 But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.
  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.
  • 1 Pet 2:14 : 14 And those of the rulers who are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of those who do well.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
  • 1 Pet 4:15 : 15 Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;
  • 2 Tim 1:16 : 16 May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;
  • Eph 3:1 : 1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
  • Col 4:18 : 18 I, Paul, give you this word of love in my handwriting. Keep in memory that I am a prisoner. Grace be with you.
  • Phil 1:12-14 : 12 Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences; 13 So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ; 14 And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

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  • 2 Tim 2:10
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    10 But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

  • Phil 1:12-14
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    12 Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;

    13 So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;

    14 And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

  • 2 Tim 1:8
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    8 Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

  • Eph 6:19-20
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    19 And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,

    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.

  • Acts 20:22-24
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    22 And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there:

    23 Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.

    24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

  • Eph 3:1
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    1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

  • 2 Tim 3:11-12
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    11 My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.

    12 Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.

  • Phil 1:16-18
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    16 These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

    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.

    18 What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.

  • Phil 1:28-30
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    28 Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

    29 Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 2 Tim 2:3
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    3 Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Tim 1:11-12
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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.

  • Col 4:3
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    3 And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;

  • Phlm 1:8-9
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    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

    9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:

  • 2 Cor 4:8-9
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    8 Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

    9 We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;

  • Acts 26:29
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    29 And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

  • Col 1:24-25
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    24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

    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,

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

  • Phil 1:20
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    20 In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.

  • Phil 2:16
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    16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

  • 1 Thess 2:2
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    2 But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

  • Gal 6:17
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    17 From this time on let no man be a trouble to me; because my body is marked with the marks of Jesus.

  • 2 Tim 4:16-17
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    16 At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account.

    17 But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.

  • 2 Thess 1:4-5
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    4 So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

    5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

  • 1 Pet 2:19
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    19 For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.

  • 2 Tim 4:5
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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.

  • 2 Cor 12:10
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    10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

  • 1 Cor 9:1-2
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    1 Am I not free? am I not an Apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are you not my work in the Lord?

    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.

  • Gal 5:1
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    1 Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

  • 2 Cor 6:4-5
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    4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

    5 In blows, in prisons, in attacks, in hard work, in watchings, in going without food;

  • 1 Cor 9:18-19
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    18 What then is my reward? This, that when I am giving the good news, I may give it without payment, not making use of my rights as a preacher of the good news.

    19 For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.