2 Timothy 1:8

New International Reader's Version

So don’t be ashamed of the message about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, his prisoner. Instead, join with me as I suffer for the good news. God’s power will help us do that.

Cross References

Psalm 119:46

I will talk about your covenant laws to kings. I will not be put to shame.

Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is perfect. It gives us new strength. The laws of the Lord can be trusted. They make childish people wise.

Isaiah 51:7

“Listen to me, you who know what is right. Pay attention, you who have taken my instruction to heart. Do not be afraid when mere human beings make fun of you. Do not be terrified when they laugh at you.

Isaiah 8:20

Follow what the Lord taught you and said to you through me. People who don’t speak in keeping with these words will have no hope in the morning.

Mark 8:38

Suppose anyone is ashamed of me and my words among these adulterous and sinful people. Then the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Luke 9:26

Suppose someone is ashamed of me and my words. The Son of Man will come in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels. Then he will be ashamed of that person.

John 15:27

You must also be witnesses about me. That’s because you have been with me from the beginning.

John 19:35

The man who saw it has been a witness about it. And what he has said is true. He knows that he tells the truth. He is a witness so that you also may believe.

Acts 5:41

The apostles were full of joy as they left the Sanhedrin. They considered it an honor to suffer shame for the name of Jesus.

Romans 1:16

I want to preach it because I’m not ashamed of the good news. It is God’s power to save everyone who believes. It is meant first for the Jews. It is meant also for the Gentiles.

Romans 16:25

May God receive glory. He is able to strengthen your faith. He does this in keeping with the good news and the message I preach. It is the message about Jesus Christ. This message is in keeping with the mystery hidden for a very long time.

Romans 8:36

It is written, “Because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.” (Psalm 44:22)

Romans 9:33

It is written, “Look! In Zion I am laying a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall. The one who believes in him will never be put to shame.” (Isaiah 8:14; 28:16)

1 Corinthians 1:6

God has shown that what we have spoken to you about Christ is true.

2 Corinthians 6:7

We speak the truth. We serve in the power of God. We hold the weapons of godliness in the right hand and in the left.

Ephesians 3:1

I, Paul, am a prisoner because of Christ Jesus. I am in prison because of my work among you who are Gentiles.

Ephesians 3:13

So here is what I’m asking you to do. Don’t lose hope because I am suffering for you. It will lead to the time when God will give you his glory.

Ephesians 4:1

I am a prisoner because of the Lord. So I am asking you to live a life worthy of what God chose you for.

Ephesians 4:17

Here is what I’m telling you. I am speaking for the Lord as I warn you. You must no longer live as the Gentiles do. Their thoughts don’t have any purpose.

Philippians 1:7

It is right for me to feel this way about all of you. I love you with all my heart. I may be held by chains, or I may be standing up for the truth of the good news. Either way, all of you share in God’s grace together with me.

Philippians 3:10

I want to know Christ better. Yes, I want to know the power that raised him from the dead. I want to join him in his sufferings. I want to become like him by sharing in his death.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all this by the power of Christ. He gives me strength.

Colossians 1:11

We want you to be very strong, in keeping with his glorious power. We want you to be patient. We pray that you will never give up.

Colossians 1:24

I am happy because of what I am suffering for you. My suffering joins with and continues the sufferings of Christ. I suffer for his body, which is the church.

1 Thessalonians 3:4

In fact, when we were with you, here is what we kept telling you. We were telling you that our enemies would make us suffer. As you know very well, it has turned out that way.

1 Timothy 2:6

He gave himself to pay for the sins of all people. We have been told this message at just the right time.

2 Timothy 1:10

It has now been made known through the coming of our Savior, Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death. Because of the good news, he has brought life out into the light. That life never dies.

2 Timothy 1:12

That’s why I’m suffering the way I am. But this gives me no reason to be ashamed. That’s because I know who I have believed in. I am sure he is able to take care of what I have given him. I can trust him with it until the day he returns as judge.

2 Timothy 1:16

May the Lord show mercy to all who live in the house of Onesiphorus. He often encouraged me. He was not ashamed that I was being held by chains.

2 Timothy 2:3

Like a good soldier of Christ Jesus, join with me in suffering.

2 Timothy 2:8

Remember Jesus Christ. He came from David’s family line. He was raised from the dead. That is my good news.

2 Timothy 2:9

I am suffering for it. I have even been put in chains like someone who has committed a crime. But God’s word is not held back by chains.

2 Timothy 4:17

The Lord stood at my side. He gave me the strength to preach the whole message. Then all the Gentiles heard it. I was saved from the lion’s mouth.

2 Timothy 4:5

But I want you to keep your head no matter what happens. Don’t give up when times are hard. Work to spread the good news. Do everything God has given you to do.

1 Peter 1:5

Through faith you are kept safe by God’s power. Your salvation is going to be completed. It is ready to be shown to you in the last days.

1 John 4:14

The Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. We have seen it and are witnesses to it.

Jude 1:24

Give praise to the God who is able to keep you from falling into sin. He will bring you into his heavenly glory without any fault. He will bring you there with great joy.

Revelation 1:2

John is a witness to everything he saw. What he saw is God’s word and what Jesus Christ has said.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, am a believer like you. I am a friend who suffers like you. As members of Jesus’ royal family, we can put up with anything that happens to us. I was on the island of Patmos because I taught God’s word and what Jesus said.

Revelation 12:11

They had victory over him by the blood the Lamb spilled for them. They had victory over him by speaking the truth about Jesus to others. They were willing to risk their lives, even if it led to death.

Revelation 19:10

When I heard this, I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I serve God, just as you do. I am God’s servant, just like believers who hold firmly to what Jesus has taught. Worship God! The Spirit of prophecy tells the truth about Jesus.”