2 Timothy 2:19

New Century Version

But God’s strong foundation continues to stand. These words are written on the seal: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Everyone who wants to belong to the Lord must stop doing wrong.”

Cross References

Job 28:28

Then he said to humans, ‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom; to stay away from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 1:6

This is because the Lord takes care of his people, but the wicked will be destroyed.

Psalm 112:6

will never be defeated. Good people will always be remembered.

Psalm 34:14

Stop doing evil and do good. Look for peace and work for it.

Psalm 37:18

The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent, and their reward will last forever.

Psalm 97:10

People who love the Lord hate evil. The Lord watches over those who follow him and frees them from the power of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:25

A storm will blow the evil person away, but a good person will always be safe.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t depend on your own wisdom. Respect the Lord and refuse to do wrong.

Isaiah 14:32

What shall we tell the messengers from Philistia? Say that the Lord has made Jerusalem strong and that his poor people will go there for safety.

Isaiah 28:16

Because of these things, this is what the Lord God says: “I will put a stone in the ground in Jerusalem, a tested stone. Everything will be built on this important and precious rock. Anyone who trusts in it will never be disappointed.

Isaiah 63:19

We have become like people you never ruled over, like those who have never worn your name.

Isaiah 65:15

Your names will be like curses to my servants, and the Lord God will put you to death. But he will call his servants by another name.

Ezekiel 9:4

He said to the man, “Go through Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who groan and cry about all the hateful things being done among them.”

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good, giving protection in times of trouble. He knows who trusts in him.

Haggai 2:23

The Lord All-Powerful says, ‘On that day I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will make you important like my signet ring, because I have chosen you!’ says the Lord All-Powerful.”

Zechariah 3:9

Look, I put this stone in front of Joshua, a stone with seven sides. I will carve a message on it,’ says the Lord All-Powerful. ‘And in one day I will take away the sin of this land.’

Numbers 16:5

Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who belongs to him. He will bring the one who is holy near to him; he will bring to himself the person he chooses.

Numbers 6:27

“So Aaron and his sons will bless the Israelites with my name, and I will bless them.”

Matthew 24:24

False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Matthew 28:19

So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 7:23

Then I will tell them clearly, ‘Get away from me, you who do evil. I never knew you.’

Matthew 7:25

It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and hit that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock.

Mark 12:16

They gave Jesus a coin, and he asked, “Whose image and name are on the coin?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”

Mark 13:22

False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Luke 13:27

But he will say to you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Go away from me, all you who do evil!’

Luke 6:48

That person is like a man building a house who dug deep and laid the foundation on rock. When the floods came, the water tried to wash the house away, but it could not shake it, because the house was built well.

John 10:14

“I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and my sheep know me,

John 13:18

“I am not talking about all of you. I know those I have chosen. But this is to bring about what the Scripture said: ‘The man who ate at my table has turned against me.’

John 3:33

Whoever accepts what he says has proven that God is true.

Acts 11:26

and when he found Saul, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year Saul and Barnabas met with the church and taught many people there. In Antioch the followers were called Christians for the first time.

Acts 15:17

Then those people who are left alive may ask the Lord for help, and the other nations that belong to me, says the Lord, who will make it happen.

Acts 9:14

Now he has come here to Damascus, and the leading priests have given him the power to arrest everyone who worships you.”

Romans 11:2

God chose the Israelites to be his people before they were born, and he has not thrown his people out. Surely you know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he prayed to God against the people of Israel.

Romans 12:9

Your love must be real. Hate what is evil, and hold on to what is good.

Romans 15:20

I always want to preach the Good News in places where people have never heard of Christ, because I do not want to build on the work someone else has already started.

Romans 15:9

And he also did this so that those who are not Jews could give glory to God for the mercy he gives to them. It is written in the Scriptures: “So I will praise you among the non-Jewish people. I will sing praises to your name.”

Romans 8:28

We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. They are the people he called, because that was his plan.

Romans 9:11

But before the two boys were born, God told Rebekah, “The older will serve the younger.” This was before the boys had done anything good or bad. God said this so that the one chosen would be chosen because of God’s own plan. He was chosen because he was the one God wanted to call, not because of anything he did.

1 Corinthians 1:2

To the church of God in Corinth, to you who have been made holy in Christ Jesus. You were called to be God’s holy people with all people everywhere who pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if any person loves God, that person is known by God.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, we have these promises from God, so we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes body or soul unclean. We should try to become holy in the way we live, because we respect God.

Galatians 4:9

But now you know the true God. Really, it is God who knows you. So why do you turn back to those weak and useless rules you followed before? Do you want to be slaves to those things again?

Ephesians 2:20

You are like a building that was built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christ Jesus himself is the most important stone in that building,

Ephesians 3:15

from whom every family in heaven and on earth gets its true name.

Ephesians 4:30

And do not make the Holy Spirit sad. The Spirit is God’s proof that you belong to him. God gave you the Spirit to show that God will make you free when the final day comes.

1 Timothy 3:15

Then, even if I am delayed, you will know how to live in the family of God. That family is the church of the living God, the support and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 6:19

By doing that, they will be saving a treasure for themselves as a strong foundation for the future. Then they will be able to have the life that is true life.

Hebrews 11:10

Abraham was waiting for the city that has real foundations—the city planned and built by God.

2 Peter 3:14

Dear friends, since you are waiting for this to happen, do your best to be without sin and without fault. Try to be at peace with God.

1 John 2:19

These enemies of Christ were in our fellowship, but they left us. They never really belonged to us; if they had been a part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, and this shows that none of them really belonged to us.

Revelation 17:8

The beast you saw was once alive but is not alive now. But soon it will come up out of the bottomless pit and go away to be destroyed. There are people who live on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life since the beginning of the world. They will be amazed when they see the beast, because he was once alive, is not alive now, but will come again.

Revelation 2:13

I know where you live. It is where Satan has his throne. But you are true to me. You did not refuse to tell about your faith in me even during the time of Antipas, my faithful witness who was killed in your city, where Satan lives.

Revelation 21:14

The walls of the city were built on twelve foundation stones, and on the stones were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Revelation 22:4

They will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

Revelation 3:8

I know what you do. I have put an open door before you, which no one can close. I know you have little strength, but you have obeyed my teaching and were not afraid to speak my name.