2 Timothy 4:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

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

Cross References

2 Timothy 1:8

Don't be ashamed to speak for our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, just because I am in jail for serving him. Use the power that comes from God and join with me in suffering for telling the good news.

1 Peter 1:13

Be alert and think straight. Put all your hope in how God will treat you with undeserved grace when Jesus Christ appears.

2 Timothy 2:3

As a good soldier of Christ Jesus you must endure your share of suffering.

Colossians 4:17

Remind Archippus to do the work that the Lord has given him to do.

1 Timothy 4:12

Don't let anyone make fun of you, just because you are young. Set an example for other followers by what you say and do, as well as by your love, faith, and purity.

Acts 21:8

The next day we went to Caesarea and stayed with Philip, the preacher. He was one of the seven men who helped the apostles,

1 Timothy 4:15

Remember these things and think about them, so everyone can see how well you are doing.

1 Thessalonians 5:6

Others may sleep, but we should stay awake and be alert.

Revelation 3:2

Wake up! You have only a little strength left, and it is almost gone. So try to become stronger. I have found that you are not completely obeying God.

Ephesians 4:11

Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries, pastors, and teachers,

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and do what they say. They are watching over you, and they must answer to God. So don't make them sad as they do their work. Make them happy. Otherwise, they won't be able to help you at all.

2 Timothy 2:10

and so I am willing to put up with anything. Then God's special people will be saved and given eternal glory because they belong to Christ Jesus.

Luke 12:37

Servants are fortunate if their master finds them awake and ready when he comes! I promise you he will get ready and let his servants sit down so he can serve them.

Mark 13:37

I tell everyone just what I have told you. Be alert!

Colossians 1:25

God's plan was to make me a servant of his church and to send me to preach his complete message to you.

Romans 15:19

Indeed, I will tell how Christ worked miracles and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit. I have preached the good news about him all the way from Jerusalem to Illyricum.

Mark 13:34

It is like what happens when a man goes away for a while and places his servants in charge of everything. He tells each of them what to do, and he orders the guard to keep alert.

Ezekiel 33:2

Ezekiel, son of man, warn your people by saying: Someday, I, the Lord, may send an enemy to invade a country. And suppose its people choose someone to stand watch

Ezekiel 3:17

Ezekiel, son of man, I have appointed you to stand watch for the people of Israel. So listen to what I say, then warn them for me.

Jeremiah 6:17

I also sent prophets to warn you of danger, but when they sounded the alarm, you paid no attention.

Isaiah 62:6

Jerusalem, on your walls I have stationed guards, whose duty it is to speak out day and night, without resting. They must remind the Lord

Ezekiel 33:7

Ezekiel, I have appointed you to stand watch for the people of Israel. So listen to what I say, then warn them for me.

Ephesians 4:12

so his people would learn to serve and his body would grow strong.

2 Timothy 4:17

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.

Matthew 25:16

As soon as the man had gone, the servant with the 5,000 coins used them to earn 5,000 more.