2 Timothy 4:5

New Century Version

But you should control yourself at all times, accept troubles, do the work of telling the Good News, and complete all the duties of a servant of God.

Cross References

Isaiah 62:6

Jerusalem, I have put guards on the walls to watch. They must not be silent day or night. You people who remind the Lord of your needs in prayer should never be quiet.

Jeremiah 6:17

I set watchmen over you and told you, ‘Listen for the sound of the war trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’

Ezekiel 3:17

“Human, I now make you a watchman for Israel. Any time you hear a word from my mouth, warn them for me.

Ezekiel 33:2

“Human, speak to your people and say to them: ‘Suppose I bring a war against a land. The people of the land may choose one of their men and make him their watchman.

Ezekiel 33:7

“You, human, are the one I have made a watchman for Israel. If you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them for me.

Matthew 25:16

The servant who got five bags went quickly to invest the money and earned five more bags.

Mark 13:34

It is like a man who goes on a trip. He leaves his house and lets his servants take care of it, giving each one a special job to do. The man tells the servant guarding the door always to be watchful.

Mark 13:37

I tell you this, and I say this to everyone: ‘Be ready!’ ”

Luke 12:37

They will be blessed when their master comes home, because he sees that they were watching for him. I tell you the truth, the master will dress himself to serve and tell the servants to sit at the table, and he will serve them.

Acts 21:8

The next day we left Ptolemais and went to the city of Caesarea. There we went into the home of Philip the preacher, one of the seven helpers, and stayed with him.

Romans 15:19

because of the power of miracles and the great things they saw, and because of the power of the Holy Spirit. I preached the Good News from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, and so I have finished that part of my work.

Ephesians 4:11

And Christ gave gifts to people—he made some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to go and tell the Good News, and some to have the work of caring for and teaching God’s people.

Ephesians 4:12

Christ gave those gifts to prepare God’s holy people for the work of serving, to make the body of Christ stronger.

Colossians 1:25

I became a servant of the church because God gave me a special work to do that helps you, and that work is to tell fully the message of God.

Colossians 4:17

Tell Archippus, “Be sure to finish the work the Lord gave you.”

1 Thessalonians 5:6

So we should not be like other people who are sleeping, but we should be alert and have self-control.

1 Timothy 4:12

Do not let anyone treat you as if you are unimportant because you are young. Instead, be an example to the believers with your words, your actions, your love, your faith, and your pure life.

1 Timothy 4:15

Continue to do those things; give your life to doing them so your progress may be seen by everyone.

2 Timothy 1:8

So do not be ashamed to tell people about our Lord Jesus, and do not be ashamed of me, in prison for the Lord. But suffer with me for the Good News. God, who gives us the strength to do that,

2 Timothy 2:10

So I patiently accept all these troubles so that those whom God has chosen can have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus. With that salvation comes glory that never ends.

2 Timothy 2:3

Share in the troubles we have like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength so I could fully tell the Good News to all those who are not Jews. So I was saved from the lion’s mouth.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and act under their authority. They are watching over you, because they are responsible for your souls. Obey them so that they will do this work with joy, not sadness. It will not help you to make their work hard.

1 Peter 1:13

So prepare your minds for service and have self-control. All your hope should be for the gift of grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ is shown to you.

Revelation 3:2

Wake up! Strengthen what you have left before it dies completely. I have found that what you are doing is less than what my God wants.