2 Timothy 1:18

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“May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.”

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BSBPD

“May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“(the Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day); and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“may the Lord give to him to find kindness from the Lord in that day; and how many things in Ephesus he did minister thou dost very well know.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Timothy 1:18 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 17:20Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
  2. Psalms 130:3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?
  3. Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  4. Luke 1:72to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
  5. Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
  6. Luke 8:3Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
  7. Acts 19:1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
  8. Romans 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
  9. Romans 9:15For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
  10. 1 Corinthians 16:8But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
  11. 2 Corinthians 9:1Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
  12. Ephesians 2:4But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
  13. 1 Thessalonians 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
  14. 1 Timothy 1:3As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
  15. 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
  16. 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
  17. 2 Timothy 4:12Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.
  18. Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  19. 1 Peter 1:10Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
  20. Revelation 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

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