2 Timothy 2:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

For which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share in the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
  • Acts 28:31 : 31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him.
  • Phil 1:7 : 7 Just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.
  • Col 4:3 : 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains;
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
  • Eph 6:19-20 : 19 And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 For which I am an ambassador in chains, that in it I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that day.
  • 2 Thess 3:1 : 1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be honored, just as it is with you.
  • 2 Tim 4:17 : 17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be fully preached through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
  • 1 Pet 2:14 : 14 Or to governors, as to those who are sent by Him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Having a good conscience, so that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
  • 1 Pet 4:15 : 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's matters.
  • 2 Tim 1:16 : 16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;
  • Eph 3:1 : 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
  • Col 4:18 : 18 This salutation by my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.
  • Phil 1:12-14 : 12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel; 13 So that my chains in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; 14 And most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

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 2:10
    78%

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

  • Phil 1:12-14
    3 verses
    78%

    12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel;

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

    14 And most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

  • 2 Tim 1:8
    77%

    8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share in the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

  • Eph 6:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

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

    20 For which I am an ambassador in chains, that in it I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.

  • Acts 20:22-24
    3 verses
    75%

    22 And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,

    23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me.

    24 But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

  • Eph 3:1
    73%

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

  • 2 Tim 3:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. But out of them all the Lord delivered me.

    12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

  • Phil 1:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains:

    17 But the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

    18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

  • Phil 1:28-30
    3 verses
    72%

    28 And not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a sign of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

    29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

    30 Having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear to be in me.

  • 2 Tim 2:3
    72%

    3 Therefore endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Tim 1:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11 To which I am appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

    12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that day.

  • Col 4:3
    71%

    3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains;

  • Phlm 1:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do what is fitting,

    9 Yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 4:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

    9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

  • Acts 26:29
    70%

    29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only you, but also all who hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.

  • Col 1:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:

    25 Of which I was made a minister, according to the stewardship of God given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;

  • Phlm 1:13
    70%

    13 Whom I wished to keep with me, so that he might minister to me in your place in my chains for the gospel:

  • Phil 1:20
    70%

    20 According to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

  • Phil 2:16
    70%

    16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor labored in vain.

  • 1 Thess 2:2
    70%

    2 But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.

  • Gal 6:17
    69%

    17 From now on let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

  • 2 Tim 4:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16 At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. I pray that it may not be held against them.

    17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be fully preached through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

  • 2 Thess 1:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4 So that we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure:

    5 Which is a clear sign of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer:

  • 1 Pet 2:19
    69%

    19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

  • 2 Tim 4:5
    69%

    5 But be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

  • 2 Cor 12:10
    69%

    10 Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

  • 1 Cor 9:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

    2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet certainly I am to you: for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

  • Gal 5:1
    69%

    1 Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not become entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

  • 2 Cor 6:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4 But in all things commending ourselves as the ministers of God: in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

    5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

  • 1 Cor 9:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18 What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

    19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more.