2 Timothy 3:12

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." - 2 Timothy 3:12
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What does 2 Timothy 3:12 mean?

2 Timothy 3:12 (KJV) – "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." This verse from the second letter of Paul to Timothy is a powerful reminder of the challenges and hardships that may come with living a godly life. It is a call to perseverance…

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Standing Firm in Faith: Embracing Godly Living and Persecution

In a world that often champions comfort, ease, and popularity, the words of Paul in 2 Timothy 3:12 remind us of a profound truth: "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." This verse encapsulates the reality that, as followers of Christ, our…

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A Prayer for Strength in Persecution

O Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I humbly bow my head and open my heart to the deep truths of Your Word. I reflect on the powerful message contained in 2 Timothy 3:12, which declares, "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."…

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2 Timothy 3:12 - "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
2 Timothy 3:16
2 Timothy 4:12 - "And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus."
1 Timothy 3:12 - "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well."
2 Timothy 2:3 - "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."
2 Timothy 3:3 - "Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,"
1 Timothy 2:3 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"
2 Timothy 3:7 - "Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 2:12 - "If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:"
1 Timothy 2:12 - "But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence."
2 Timothy 3:1 - "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
2 Timothy 3:4 - "Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"
2 Timothy 3:2 - "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"
2 Timothy 3:5 - "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
2 Timothy 3:17 - "That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
2 Timothy 3:13 - "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."
2 Timothy 3:10 - "But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,"
"And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus." - 2 Timothy 4:12
2 Timothy 3:16 - "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
2 Timothy 3:9 - "But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was."
"Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good," - 2 Timothy 3:3
1 Timothy 3:2 - "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;"
"Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." - 2 Timothy 2:3
"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;" - 1 Timothy 2:3
"Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;" - 2 Timothy 3:4
"Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well." - 1 Timothy 3:12
2 Timothy 4:3 - "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
2 Timothy 3:14 - "But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;"
2 Timothy 3:8 - "Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith."