2 Timothy 4:17

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

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  • Ps 22:21 : 21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
  • Dan 6:22 : 22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
  • Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said unto him, ‹Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:›
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 ¶ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
  • Acts 23:11 : 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, ‹Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.›
  • Phil 1:12-14 : 12 ¶ But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; 13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other [places]; 14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
  • 1 Sam 17:37 : 37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
  • 2 Tim 3:11 : 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.
  • Heb 11:33 : 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
  • Dan 6:27 : 27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
  • Matt 10:19 : 19 ‹But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.›
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 ‹For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.›
  • Ps 37:39-40 : 39 But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble. 40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
  • Ps 109:31 : 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save [him] from those that condemn his soul.
  • Isa 41:14 : 14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
  • Jer 15:20-21 : 20 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I [am] with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
  • Jer 20:10-11 : 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, [say they], and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, [saying], Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. 11 But the LORD [is] with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: [their] everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
  • Jer 2:30 : 30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 ¶ The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul.
  • Prov 28:15 : 15 ¶ [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 ¶ Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Acts 26:17-18 : 17 ‹Delivering thee from the people, and› [from] ‹the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,› 18 ‹To open their eyes,› [and] ‹to turn› [them] ‹from darkness to light, and› [from] ‹the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.›
  • Acts 27:23-24 : 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
  • Rom 16:25-26 : 25 ¶ Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
  • 2 Cor 12:9 : 9 And he said unto me, ‹My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.› Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
  • 1 Tim 1:12 : 12 ¶ And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
  • Acts 18:9-9 : 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, ‹Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:› 10 ‹For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.›

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  • 18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve [me] unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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    15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.

    16 ¶ At my first answer no man stood with me, but all [men] forsook me: [I pray God] that it may not be laid to their charge.

  • 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.

  • 37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.

  • 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, ‹Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.›

  • 22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

  • Ps 18:17-18
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    17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

    18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

  • Ps 7:1-2
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    1 ¶ Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

    2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending [it] in pieces, while [there is] none to deliver.

  • 24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

  • 12 ¶ And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

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    18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, [and] from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

    19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

  • 27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

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    9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

    10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

  • 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  • Phil 1:12-14
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    12 ¶ But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;

    13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other [places];

    14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

  • 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

  • 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

  • 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

  • 28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

  • 17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

  • 30 A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

  • 6 The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

  • 4 My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

  • 19 ¶ And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

  • 30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear [to be] in me.

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    16 ‹But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;›

    17 ‹Delivering thee from the people, and› [from] ‹the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,›

  • 13 They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

  • 22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

  • 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

  • 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him] into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

  • 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

  • 19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

  • 11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

  • 17 ¶ Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

  • 2 ¶ And he said, The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

  • 17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found [me].

  • 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

  • 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

  • 19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

  • 13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

  • 19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

  • 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: