2 Timothy 4:17

Conservative English Version

But the Lord stood beside me. He gave me the strength to tell his full message, so that all Gentiles would hear it. And I was kept safe from hungry lions.

Cross References

Psalm 109:31

You help everyone in need, and you defend them when they are on trial.

Psalm 22:21

Don't let lions eat me. You rescued me from the horns of wild bulls,

Proverbs 20:2

An angry ruler is like a roaring lion-- make either one angry, and you are dead.

Proverbs 28:15

A ruler who mistreats the poor is like a roaring lion or a bear hunting for food.

Isaiah 41:10

Don't be afraid. I am with you. Don't tremble with fear. I am your God. I will make you strong, as I protect you with my arm and give you victories.

Isaiah 41:14

People of Israel, don't worry, though others may say, "Israel is only a worm!" I am the holy God of Israel, who saves and protects you.

Jeremiah 2:30

I tried punishing you, but you refused to come back to me, and like fierce lions you killed my prophets.

Daniel 6:22

My God knew that I was innocent, and he sent an angel to keep the lions from eating me. Your Majesty, I have never done anything to hurt you."

Daniel 6:27

He rescues people and sets them free by working great miracles. Daniel's God has rescued him from the power of the lions."

Matthew 10:19

But when someone arrests you, don't worry about what you will say or how you will say it. At that time you will be given the words to say.

Luke 1:1

Many people have tried to tell the story of what God has done among us.

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to know what to say. None of your enemies will be able to oppose you or to say that you are wrong.

Acts 23:11

That night the Lord stood beside Paul and said, "Don't worry! Just as you have told others about me in Jerusalem, you must also tell about me in Rome."

Acts 9:15

The Lord said to Ananias, "Go! I have chosen him to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me.

Romans 15:31

Pray that God will protect me from the unbelievers in Judea, and that his people in Jerusalem will be pleased with what I am doing.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he replied, "My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak." So if Christ keeps giving me his power, I will gladly brag about how weak I am.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God's people. But God was kind and chose me to tell the Gentiles that because of Christ there are blessings that cannot be measured.

1 Timothy 1:12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me the strength for my work because he knew that he could trust me.

2 Timothy 2:1

Timothy, my child, Christ Jesus is kind, and you must let him make you strong.

2 Timothy 2:9

And because of this message, I am locked up in jail and treated like a criminal. But God's good news isn't locked in jail,

2 Timothy 3:11

trouble and suffering in the cities of Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. Yet the Lord rescued me from all those terrible troubles.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you must stay calm and be willing to suffer. You must work hard to tell the good news and to do your job well.

Titus 1:3

So, at the proper time, God our Savior gave this message and told me to announce what he had said.

Hebrews 11:33

Their faith helped them conquer kingdoms, and because they did right, God made promises to them. They closed the jaws of lions

1 Peter 5:8

Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.

2 Peter 2:9

This shows that the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their sufferings and to punish evil people while they wait for the day of judgment.

1 Samuel 17:37

The LORD has rescued me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will keep me safe from the hands of this Philistine. "All right," Saul answered, "go ahead and fight him. And I hope the LORD will help you."