2 Timothy 4:17

God's Word

However, the Lord stood by me and gave me strength so that I could finish spreading the Good News for all the nations to hear. I was snatched out of a lion’s mouth.

Cross References

Psalm 109:31

because he stands beside needy people to save them from those who would condemn them to death.

Psalm 22:21

Save me from the mouth of the lion and from the horns of wild oxen. You have answered me.

Proverbs 20:2

The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion. Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.

Proverbs 28:15

⌞Like⌟ a roaring lion and a charging bear, ⌞so⌟ a wicked ruler is a threat to poor people.

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:14

Don’t be afraid, Jacob, you worm. You people of Israel, I will help you,” declares the Lord, your Defender, the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 2:30

“I have punished your children without results. They didn’t respond to correction. You killed my prophets like a raging lion.

Daniel 6:22

My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths so that they couldn’t hurt me. He did this because he considered me innocent. Your Majesty, I haven’t committed any crime.”

Daniel 6:27

He saves, rescues, and does miraculous signs and amazing things in heaven and on earth. He saved Daniel from the lions.

Matthew 10:19

When they hand you over ⌞to the authorities⌟, don’t worry about what to say or how to say it. When the time comes, you will be given what to say.

Luke 1:1

Many have attempted to write about what had taken place among us.

Luke 21:15

I will give you words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to oppose or prove wrong.

Acts 23:11

The Lord stood near Paul the next night and said to him, “Don’t lose your courage! You’ve told the truth about me in Jerusalem. Now you must tell the truth about me in Rome.”

Acts 9:15

The Lord told Ananias, “Go! I’ve chosen this man to bring my name to nations, to kings, and to the people of Israel.

Romans 15:31

that I will be rescued from those people in Judea who refuse to believe. Pray that God’s people in Jerusalem will accept the help I bring.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he told me: “My kindness  is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So I will brag even more about my weaknesses in order that Christ’s power will live in me.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least of all God’s people. Yet, God showed me his kindness by allowing me to spread the Good News of the immeasurable wealth of Christ to people who are not Jewish.

1 Timothy 1:12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord that he has trusted me and has appointed me to do his work with the strength he has given me.

2 Timothy 2:1

My child, find your source of strength in the kindness  of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:9

I’m suffering disgrace for spreading this Good News. I have even been put into prison like a criminal. However, God’s word is not imprisoned.

2 Timothy 3:11

You also know about the kind of persecutions and sufferings which happened to me in the cities of Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions, and the Lord rescued me from all of them.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you must keep a clear head in everything. Endure suffering. Do the work of a missionary. Devote yourself completely to your work.

Titus 1:3

God has revealed this in every era by spreading his word. I was entrusted with this word by the command of God our Savior.

Hebrews 11:33

Through faith they conquered kingdoms, did what God approved, and received what God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions,

1 Peter 5:8

Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour.

2 Peter 2:9

Since the Lord did all this, he knows how to rescue godly people when they are tested. He also knows how to hold immoral people for punishment on the day of judgment.

1 Samuel 17:37

David added, “The Lord, who saved me from the lion and the bear, will save me from this Philistine.” “Go,” Saul told David, “and may the Lord be with you.”