2 Timothy 4:2

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Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.

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  • Titus 2:15 : 15 So communicate these things with the sort of exhortation or rebuke that carries full authority. Don’t let anyone look down on you.
  • 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.
  • Titus 1:13 : 13 Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith
  • 1 Tim 4:13 : 13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
  • 2 Tim 3:10 : 10 Continue in What You Have Learned You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,
  • 2 Tim 2:21 : 21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.
  • Rom 12:12 : 12 Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
  • Col 1:28-29 : 28 We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ. 29 Toward this goal I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully works in me.
  • Jonah 3:2 : 2 “Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.”
  • Acts 16:31-33 : 31 They replied,“Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house. 33 At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.
  • Acts 20:7 : 7 On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he extended his message until midnight.
  • Acts 20:18-21 : 18 When they arrived, he said to them,“You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews. 20 You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming to you anything that would be helpful, and from teaching you publicly and from house to house, 21 testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
  • Ps 40:9 : 9 I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners, 2 to announce the year when the LORD will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn, 3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the LORD to reveal his splendor.
  • Acts 28:30-31 : 30 Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him, 31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.
  • Rom 10:15 : 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written,“How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.”
  • Luke 4:18-19 : 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
  • Luke 7:4 : 4 When they came to Jesus, they urged him earnestly,“He is worthy to have you do this for him,
  • Luke 7:23 : 23 Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”
  • Luke 9:60 : 60 But Jesus said to him,“Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
  • John 4:6-9 : 6 Jacob’s well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well. It was about noon. 7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus said to her,“Give me some water to drink.” 8 (For his disciples had gone off into the town to buy supplies.) 9 So the Samaritan woman said to him,“How can you– a Jew– ask me, a Samaritan woman, for water to drink?”(For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.) 10 Jesus answered her,“If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you,‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
  • John 4:32-34 : 32 But he said to them,“I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” 33 So the disciples began to say to one another,“No one brought him anything to eat, did they?” 34 Jesus said to them,“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
  • Acts 13:5 : 5 When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.(Now they also had John as their assistant.)
  • Acts 16:13 : 13 On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.
  • 1 Thess 2:11-12 : 11 As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children, 12 exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.
  • Gal 6:6 : 6 Now the one who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with the one who teaches it.
  • Col 1:25 : 25 I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God– given to me for you– in order to complete the word of God,
  • 1 Thess 5:20 : 20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt.
  • 1 Tim 4:15-16 : 15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress. 16 Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
  • 2 Tim 2:25 : 25 correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth
  • Heb 13:22 : 22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.
  • Acts 28:16 : 16 When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.

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    3 For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.

    4 And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.

    5 You, however, be self-controlled in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

  • 1 Tim 4:11-13
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    11 Command and teach these things.

    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.

    13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

  • 2 Tim 4:1
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    1 Charge to Timothy Repeated I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

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    15 So communicate these things with the sort of exhortation or rebuke that carries full authority. Don’t let anyone look down on you.

  • 2 Tim 2:14-15
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    14 Dealing with False Teachers Remind people of these things and solemnly charge them before the Lord not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen.

    15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

  • Titus 2:1-2
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    1 Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with sound teaching.

    2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.

  • 2 Cor 6:3-4
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    3 We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

    4 But as God’s servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses,

  • 2 Tim 2:24-25
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    24 And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,

    25 correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth

  • 1 Tim 4:6
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    6 By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.

  • 1 Tim 1:3-4
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    3 Timothy’s Task in Ephesus As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,

    4 nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. Such things promote useless speculations rather than God’s redemptive plan that operates by faith.

  • 1 Thess 5:14
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    14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.

  • 1 Tim 4:15-16
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    15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.

    16 Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

  • Titus 2:7-10
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    7 showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

    8 and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

    9 Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,

    10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

  • 1 Tim 6:3
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    3 If someone spreads false teachings and does not agree with sound words(that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness,

  • Titus 1:9
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    9 He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.

  • Titus 1:13
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    13 Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith

  • 2 Tim 2:2-3
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    2 And what you heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.

    3 Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

  • Eph 4:2
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    2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

  • 1 Tim 4:1
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    1 Timothy’s Ministry in the Later Times Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,

  • Acts 20:31
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    31 Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.

  • 2 Tim 4:9
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    9 Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings Make every effort to come to me soon.

  • 1 Tim 5:20
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    20 Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4 So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.

  • 2 Pet 1:12
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    12 Salvation Based on the Word of God Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have.

  • Eph 4:12
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    12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ,

  • Titus 3:2
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    2 They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

  • 1 Thess 4:1
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    1 A Life Pleasing to God Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God(as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.

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    16 Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

  • Phil 4:4
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    4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!

  • Heb 13:22
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    22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
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    12 We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

  • 2 Tim 3:10
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    10 Continue in What You Have Learned You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

  • 1 Thess 2:4
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    4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8 Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • Rom 12:7
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    7 If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

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