2 Timothy 4:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

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

Jeremiah 6:17

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

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.

Ezekiel 33:2

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

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.

Matthew 25:16

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

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.

Mark 13:37

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

Luke 12:37

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

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,

Romans 15:19

Indeed, I will tell how Christ performed 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.

Ephesians 4:11

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

Ephesians 4:12

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

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.

Colossians 4:17

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

1 Thessalonians 5:6

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

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 4:15

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

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.

2 Timothy 2:10

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

2 Timothy 2:3

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

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.

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.

1 Peter 1:13

Be alert and think straight. Put all your hope in how kind God will be to you when Jesus Christ appears.

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.