1 Timothy 1:18

Easy To Read Version

Timothy, you are \{like\} a son to me. I am giving you a command. This command agrees with the prophecies {\cf2\super [5]} that were told about you in the past. I tell you these things so that you can remember those prophecies and fight the good fight \{of faith\}.

Cross References

Acts 16:1

Paul went to the cities of Derbe and Lystra. A follower \{of Christ\} named Timothy was there. Timothy’s mother was a Jewish believer. His father was a Greek (not a Jew).

1 Corinthians 4:17

That is why I am sending Timothy to you. He is my son in the Lord. I love Timothy, and he is faithful. He will help you remember the way I live in Christ Jesus. That way of life is what I teach in all the churches everywhere.

1 Corinthians 9:7

No soldier ever serves in the army and pays his own salary. No person ever plants a garden of grapes without eating some of the grapes himself. No person takes care of a flock of sheep without drinking some of the milk himself.

Philippians 2:22

You know the kind of person Timothy is. You know that he has served with me in telling the Good News {\cf2\super [14]} like a son serves his father.

1 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy. You are \{like\} a true son to me because you believe.

1 Timothy 1:5

The goal of this command is for people to have love. To have this love people must have a pure heart, they must do what they know is right, and they must have true faith.

1 Timothy 4:14

Remember to use the gift that you have. That gift was given to you through a prophecy {\cf2\super [19]} when the group of elders {\cf2\super [20]} put their hands on {\cf2\super [21]} you.

1 Timothy 4:4

Everything that God made is good. Nothing that God made should be refused if it is accepted with thanks to God.

1 Timothy 6:20

Timothy, God has trusted you with many things. Keep those things safe. Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God. Stay away from people who argue against \{the truth\}. Those people use something they call “knowledge”—but it is really not knowledge.

2 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy. You are \{like\} a dear son to me. Grace (kindness), mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.

Titus 1:4

To Titus. You are \{like\} a true son to me in the faith we share together.