2 Timothy 4:17

New American Bible - revised edition

But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

Cross References

Psalm 109:31

For he stands at the right hand of the poor to save him from those who pass judgment on him.

Psalm 22:21

Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the grip of the dog.

Proverbs 20:2

The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; those who incur his anger forfeit their lives.

Proverbs 28:15

A roaring lion or a ravenous bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear: I am with you; do not be anxious: I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:14

Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you maggot Israel; I will help you—oracle of the Lord; the Holy One of Israel is your redeemer.

Jeremiah 2:30

In vain I struck your children; correction they did not take. Your sword devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.

Daniel 6:22

Daniel answered the king: “O king, live forever!

Daniel 6:27

I decree that throughout my royal domain the God of Daniel is to be reverenced and feared: “For he is the living God, enduring forever, whose kingdom shall not be destroyed, whose dominion shall be without end,

Matthew 10:19

When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say.

Luke 1:1

Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us,

Luke 21:15

for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.

Acts 23:11

The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage. For just as you have borne witness to my cause in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome.” Transfer to Caesarea.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and Israelites,

Romans 15:31

that I may be delivered from the disobedient in Judea, and that my ministry for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the holy ones,

2 Corinthians 12:9

but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me.

Ephesians 3:8

To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ,

1 Timothy 1:12

I am grateful to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me trustworthy in appointing me to the ministry.

2 Timothy 2:1

So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:9

for which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.

2 Timothy 3:11

persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra, persecutions that I endured. Yet from all these things the Lord delivered me.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you, be self-possessed in all circumstances; put up with hardship; perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry. Reward for Fidelity.

Titus 1:3

who indeed at the proper time revealed his word in the proclamation with which I was entrusted by the command of God our savior,

Hebrews 11:33

who by faith conquered kingdoms, did what was righteous, obtained the promises; they closed the mouths of lions,

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for [someone] to devour.

2 Peter 2:9

then the Lord knows how to rescue the devout from trial and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

1 Samuel 17:37

David continued: “The same Lord who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul answered David, “Go! the Lord will be with you.” Preparation for the Encounter.