2 Timothy 1:3

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“I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.”

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“I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.”

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KJVPD

“I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“I am thankful to God, whom I serve from progenitors in a pure conscience, that unceasingly I have remembrance concerning thee in my supplications night and day,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Timothy 1:3 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Luke 2:37and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
  2. Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
  3. Acts 23:1Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
  4. Acts 24:14I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
  5. Acts 24:16In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
  6. Acts 26:4Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.
  7. Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
  8. Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
  9. Romans 9:1I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
  10. 2 Corinthians 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
  11. Galatians 1:14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
  12. Ephesians 1:16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
  13. 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
  14. 1 Thessalonians 3:10Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.
  15. 1 Timothy 1:5The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
  16. 1 Timothy 1:19holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
  17. 2 Timothy 1:5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
  18. 2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  19. Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

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