2 Timothy 2:3

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Endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

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  • 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join with me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • 2 Tim 4:5 : 5 But as for you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
  • 1 Tim 1:18 : 18 Timothy, my child, I entrust this charge to you, in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight,
  • 2 Tim 2:10 : 10 For this reason, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus, along with eternal glory.
  • 2 Tim 3:11 : 11 You know my persecutions and sufferings—what happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—the persecutions I endured. But the Lord delivered me from all of them.
  • 2 Cor 1:6 : 6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces patient endurance of the same sufferings we also endure.
  • Eph 6:11-18 : 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against authorities, against cosmic powers of this present darkness, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand, then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist and the breastplate of righteousness in place. 15 And as shoes for your feet, put on the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and petition. Stay alert with all perseverance as you pray for all the saints.
  • Heb 10:32 : 32 Remember those earlier days after you had been enlightened, when you endured a hard struggle with suffering.
  • Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as though seeing the one who is invisible.
  • Heb 12:2-3 : 2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
  • 2 Cor 10:3-5 : 3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. 4 The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but they are powerful through God for the destruction of strongholds. We demolish arguments 5 and every lofty thing that rises up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
  • 1 Cor 13:7 : 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

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  • 2 Tim 2:4-5
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    4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.

    5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, they do not receive a victor's crown unless they compete according to the rules.

  • 2 Tim 2:1-2
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    1 So then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

    2 What you have heard from me through many witnesses, entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others also.

  • 2 Tim 3:10-12
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    10 But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance.

    11 You know my persecutions and sufferings—what happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—the persecutions I endured. But the Lord delivered me from all of them.

    12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

  • 2 Tim 4:5
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    5 But as for you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

  • Phil 1:29-30
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    29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

    30 since you are experiencing the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

  • 1 Tim 6:11-13
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    11 But you, man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

    12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

    13 In the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you.

  • 1 Tim 1:18
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    18 Timothy, my child, I entrust this charge to you, in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight,

  • 2 Tim 1:8
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    8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join with me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

  • 2 Tim 2:9-10
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    9 For this gospel I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.

    10 For this reason, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus, along with eternal glory.

  • 1 Pet 2:19-21
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    19 For this is commendable: if someone endures grief, suffering unjustly because of their conscience toward God.

    20 What credit is it if you sin and are beaten for it, and you endure? But if you do good and suffer for it, and you endure, this is commendable before God.

    21 To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in His footsteps.

  • Eph 6:13
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    13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

  • 2 Thess 1:4-5
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    4 As a result, we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

    5 This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

  • 2 Tim 4:7
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    7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith.

  • 1 Pet 4:1
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    1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body on our behalf, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body has ceased from sin.

  • 2 Thess 3:13
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    13 But you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good.

  • 2 Tim 1:13
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    13 Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, with faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

  • Heb 12:3-4
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    3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

    4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

  • 1 Pet 5:9
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    9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

  • 1 Pet 4:13
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    13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

  • 1 Pet 3:17
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    17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

  • 1 Thess 3:3-4
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    3 So that no one would be unsettled by these troubles. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

    4 For indeed, when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and as you know.

  • 2 Cor 6:4
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    4 Instead, in everything we commend ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,

  • 2 Tim 2:15
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    15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

  • Rev 2:3
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    3 You have endured and have shown perseverance, and for my name’s sake, you have labored and have not grown weary.

  • Heb 10:32
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    32 Remember those earlier days after you had been enlightened, when you endured a hard struggle with suffering.

  • 1 Tim 4:6
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    6 If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and the good teaching that you have followed.

  • Phil 3:17
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    17 Join together in imitating me, brothers and sisters, and keep your eyes on those who live as we do, as they are an example for you.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13 Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews.

  • 2 Tim 2:24
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    24 And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient when wronged.

  • 2 Tim 3:14
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    14 But you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you have learned it.

  • Acts 14:22
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    22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.'

  • 1 Cor 16:13
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    13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.

  • Col 2:6
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    6 Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him.

  • 2 Tim 4:2
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    2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.

  • 1 Pet 3:14
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    14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be intimidated.

  • 1 Pet 4:16
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    16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.