2 Timothy 4:2

Timothy is to preach the word, be ready in season and out, and reprove, rebuke, and exhort with patience and teaching. Faithful preaching of God's word is the central duty of ministry.

Cross-references · 34

• 1 Tim 4:15–16Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
• 1 Th 5:14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
• Rev 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Titus 2:15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
• 1 Tim 4:13Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
• 2 Tim 2:21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
• Titus 1:13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
• Gal 6:6Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
• Rom 12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
• Col 1:28–29Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
• Luke 4:18–19The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
• 2 Tim 3:10But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
• 1 Tim 5:20Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
• Jonah 3:2Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
• Col 1:25Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
• Rom 10:15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
• Acts 16:31–33And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
• Acts 20:7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
• Acts 28:30–31And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
• Acts 16:13And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
• John 4:32–34But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
• Isa 61:1–3The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
• Luke 9:60Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
• Luke 7:23And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
• 1 Th 5:20Despise not prophesyings.
• Luke 7:4And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
• Ps 40:9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
• John 4:6–10Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
• 2 Tim 2:25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
• Acts 28:16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
• Acts 20:18–21And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
• Heb 13:22And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
• 1 Th 2:11–12As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
• Acts 13:5And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

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