2 Timothy 2:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

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  • 1 Cor 6:18 : 18 Flee sexual immorality!“Every sin a person commits is outside of the body”– but the immoral person sins against his own body.
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 3:11 : 11 And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
  • 1 Cor 10:14 : 14 Avoid Idol Feasts So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.
  • 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
  • 1 Tim 4:12 : 12 Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.
  • Ps 119:9 : 9 ב(Bet) How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God.
  • Acts 9:14 : 14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!”
  • Ps 66:18-19 : 18 If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19 However, God heard; he listened to my prayer.
  • 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Prophecy and Tongues Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
  • Rom 15:5-6 : 5 Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus, 6 so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
  • 1 Cor 1:10 : 10 Divisions in the Church I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose.
  • 1 Tim 1:14 : 14 and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Tim 2:8 : 8 So I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute.
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 14:19 : 19 So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.
  • Eccl 11:9-9 : 9 Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions. 10 Banish emotional stress from your mind. and put away pain from your body; for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.
  • 1 Chr 29:17-18 : 17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you. 18 O LORD God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, always maintain these motives of your people and keep them devoted to you.
  • Ps 17:1 : 1 A prayer of David. LORD, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!
  • Prov 6:5 : 5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
  • Acts 7:59 : 59 They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed,“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

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