2 Timothy 2:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Run from temptations that capture young people. Always do the right thing. Be faithful, loving, and easy to get along with. Worship with people whose hearts are pure.

Cross References

Psalm 119:9

Young people can live a clean life by obeying your word.

Psalm 17:1

I am innocent, LORD! Won't you listen as I pray and beg for help? I am honest! Please hear my prayer.

Proverbs 15:8

The LORD is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but it makes him happy when his people pray.

Proverbs 6:5

Save yourself, just as a deer or a bird tries to escape from a hunter.

Proverbs 7:8

It was late in the evening, some time after dark.

Leviticus 15:18

After having sex, both the man and the woman must take a bath, but they still remain unclean until evening.

Acts 7:59

As Stephen was being stoned to death, he called out, “Lord Jesus, please welcome me!”

Acts 9:14

Now the chief priests have given him the power to come here and arrest anyone who worships in your name.”

Romans 14:17

God's kingdom isn't about eating and drinking. It is about pleasing God, about living in peace, and about true happiness. All this comes from the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:19

We should try to live at peace and help each other have a strong faith.

1 Corinthians 1:10

My dear friends, as a follower of our Lord Jesus Christ, I beg you to get along with each other. Don't take sides. Always try to agree in what you think.

1 Corinthians 1:2

To God's church in Corinth. Christ Jesus chose you to be his very own people, and you worship in his name, as we and all others do who call him Lord.

1 Corinthians 10:14

My friends, you must keep away from idols.

1 Corinthians 14:1

Love should be your guide. Be eager to have the gifts that come from the Holy Spirit, especially the gift of prophecy.

1 Corinthians 6:18

Don't be immoral in matters of sex. That is a sin against your own body in a way that no other sin is.

1 Timothy 1:14

Christ Jesus our Lord was very kind to me. He has greatly blessed my life with faith and love just like his own.

1 Timothy 1:5

You must teach people to have genuine love, as well as a good conscience and true faith.

1 Timothy 2:8

I want everyone everywhere to lift innocent hands towards heaven and pray, without being angry or arguing with each other.

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.

1 Timothy 6:11

Timothy, you belong to God, so keep away from all these evil things. Try your best to please God and to be like him. Be faithful, loving, dependable, and gentle.

Hebrews 12:14

Try to live at peace with everyone! Live a clean life. If you don't, you will never see the Lord.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you.

1 Peter 3:11

Give up your evil ways and do right, as you find and follow the road that leads to peace.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, don't copy the evil deeds of others! Follow the example of people who do kind deeds. They are God's children, but those who are always doing evil have never seen God.