2 Timothy 2:20

The Passion Translation

In a palace you find many kinds of containers and tableware for many different uses. Some are beautifully inlaid with gold or silver, but some are made of wood or earthenware; some of them are used for banquets and special occasions, and some for everyday use.

Cross References

Lamentations 4:2

The precious children of Zion, once worth their weight in the finest gold, are now regarded as jars of clay made by a potter’s hands.

Daniel 5:2

While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple of Jerusalem. He was wanting to drink from them along with all his guests—his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

John 8:49

Jesus replied, “It is not a demon that would cause me to honor my Father. I live my life for his honor, even though you insult me for it.

Romans 9:20

But who do you think you are to second-guess God? How could a human being molded out of clay say to the one who molded him, “Why in the world did you make me this way?”

1 Corinthians 3:9

We are coworkers with God and you are God’s cultivated garden, the house he is building.

2 Corinthians 4:7

We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that this immeasurable power will be seen as God’s, not ours.

Ephesians 2:22

This means that God is transforming each one of you into the Holy of Holies, his dwelling place, through the power of the Holy Spirit living in you!

1 Timothy 3:15

But if I’m delayed in coming, you’ll already have these instructions on how to conduct the affairs of the church of the living God, his very household and the supporting pillar and firm foundation of the truth.

1 Peter 2:5

Come and be his “living stones” who are continually being assembled into a sanctuary for God. For now you serve as holy priests, offering up spiritual sacrifices that he readily accepts through Jesus Christ.