Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,
Parallel translations
- WEB But you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,
- KJV But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
- BSB You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
- ESV You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
- NKJV But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,
- NLT But you, Timothy, certainly know what I teach, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance.
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Quick answer
Timothy has closely followed Paul's teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and steadfastness. He stands in contrast to the false teachers by faithfully imitating Paul.
Overview
Against the corrupt opponents, Paul points to his own consistent example, which Timothy has observed and shared. The list spans doctrine and character, showing that true ministry unites sound teaching with godly living. Timothy is encouraged to keep following this proven pattern.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Tim 6:11But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
- Titus 2:7in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,
- 2 Pet 1:5–7Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
- 1 Tim 4:6If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
- Phil 2:22But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
- Heb 13:9Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
- 1 Tim 4:12–13Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
- Rom 16:17Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
- Acts 11:23who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.
- 1 Th 1:5and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.
- 2 Jn 1:9–10Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.
- 2 Pet 3:11Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
- Acts 2:42They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.
- 2 Tim 2:22Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 2 Cor 6:4–10but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
- 2 Tim 4:3For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;
- Acts 26:4“Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;
- 2 Tim 3:16–17Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
- Acts 20:18When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,
- Luke 1:3it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
- 2 Cor 1:17When I therefore was thus determined, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”
- 1 Tim 1:3As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
- Eph 4:14that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
- Dan 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
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