2 Timothy 4:2

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2 Timothy 4:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.

4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

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Psalms 40:9

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

Isaiah 61:2

to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

Isaiah 61:3

to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

Jonah 3:2

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

Luke 4:19

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Luke 9:60

But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

Romans 10:15

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

Colossians 1:25

I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

Colossians 1:28

We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Luke 7:4

They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

Luke 7:23

Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

Acts 13:5

When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

Romans 12:12

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

1 Timothy 4:15

Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.

1 Timothy 4:16

Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

John 4:6

Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

John 4:7

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

John 4:8

(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

John 4:9

“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

John 4:10

Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

John 4:32

But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

John 4:33

So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

John 4:34

Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

Acts 16:13

On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

Acts 16:31

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Acts 16:32

Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

Acts 16:33

At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.

Acts 20:7

On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

Acts 20:18

When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

Acts 20:19

I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.

Acts 20:20

I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,

Acts 20:21

testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 28:16

When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

Acts 28:30

Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.

Acts 28:31

Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:29

To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—

1 Thessalonians 2:12

encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

1 Thessalonians 5:20

Do not treat prophecies with contempt,

Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

Titus 2:15

Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Hebrews 13:22

I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.

Revelation 3:19

Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

1 Timothy 4:13

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

2 Timothy 2:21

So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.

2 Timothy 2:25

He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

2 Timothy 3:10

You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,