2 Timothy 2:7

New International Reader's Version

Think about what I’m saying. The Lord will help you understand what all of it means.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:12

May the Lord give you good sense. May he give you understanding when he makes you king over Israel. Then you will keep the law of the Lord your God.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Help my son Solomon serve you with all his heart. Then he will keep your commands and rules. He will do what you require. He’ll do everything to build the grand and wonderful temple I’ve provided for.”

Psalm 119:125

I serve you, so help me to understand what is right. Then I will understand your covenant laws.

Psalm 119:144

Your covenant laws are always right. Help me to understand them. Then I will live.

Psalm 119:73

You made me and formed me with your own hands. Give me understanding so that I can learn your commands.

Psalm 64:9

All people will respect God. They will tell about his works. They will think about what he has done.

Proverbs 24:32

I applied my heart to what I observed. I learned a lesson from what I saw.

Isaiah 1:3

The ox knows its master. The donkey knows where its owner feeds it. But Israel does not know me. My people do not understand me.”

Isaiah 28:26

His God directs him. He teaches him the right way to do his work.

Isaiah 5:12

They have harps and lyres at their banquets. They have tambourines, flutes and wine. But they don’t have any concern for the mighty acts of the Lord. They don’t have any respect for what his power has done.

Daniel 1:17

God gave knowledge and understanding to these four young men. So they understood all kinds of writings and subjects. And Daniel could understand all kinds of visions and dreams.

Luke 21:15

I will give you words of wisdom. None of your enemies will be able to withstand them or prove them wrong.

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.

Luke 9:44

“Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you. The Son of Man is going to be handed over to men.”

John 14:26

But the Father will send the Friend in my name to help you. The Friend is the Holy Spirit. He will teach you all things. He will remind you of everything I have said to you.

John 16:13

But when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own. He will speak only what he hears. And he will tell you what is still going to happen.

Acts 7:10

He saved Joseph from all his troubles. God made Joseph wise. He helped him to become the friend of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made Joseph ruler over Egypt and his whole palace.

1 Corinthians 12:8

To some people the Spirit gives a message of wisdom. To others the same Spirit gives a message of knowledge.

Deuteronomy 32:29

I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what’s coming. They’d realize what would happen to them in the end.

Deuteronomy 4:39

The Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. Today you must agree with that and take it to heart. There is no other God.

Philippians 4:8

Finally, my brothers and sisters, always think about what is true. Think about what is noble, right and pure. Think about what is lovely and worthy of respect. If anything is excellent or worthy of praise, think about those kinds of things.

Colossians 1:9

That’s why we have not stopped praying for you. We have been praying for you since the day we heard about you. We keep asking God to fill you with the knowledge of what he wants. We pray he will give you the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.

1 Timothy 4:15

Keep on doing these things. Give them your complete attention. Then everyone will see how you are coming along.

2 Timothy 2:6

The farmer who works hard should be the first to receive a share of the crops.

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.

Hebrews 12:3

He made it through these attacks by sinners. So think about him. Then you won’t get tired. You won’t lose hope.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders. They spoke God’s word to you. Think about the results of their way of life. Copy their faith.

Hebrews 3:1

Holy brothers and sisters, God chose you to be his people. So keep thinking about Jesus. We embrace him as our apostle and our high priest.

Hebrews 7:4

Think how great Melchizedek was! Even our father Abraham gave him a tenth of what he had captured.

James 1:5

If any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He will give it to you. God gives freely to everyone and doesn’t find fault.

James 3:15

Wisdom like this doesn’t come down from heaven. It belongs to the earth. It doesn’t come from the Holy Spirit. It comes from the devil.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is pure. That’s the most important thing about it. And that’s not all. It also loves peace. It thinks about others. It obeys. It is full of mercy and good fruit. It is fair. It doesn’t pretend to be what it is not.

1 John 5:20

We also know that the Son of God has come. He has given us understanding. So we can know the God who is true. And we belong to the true God by belonging to his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.