2 Timothy 4:1

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“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:”

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“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:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“I chargetheein the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign--”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Timothy 4:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 50:6And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
  2. Psalms 96:13before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
  3. Psalms 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
  4. Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
  5. Matthew 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
  6. Luke 19:12So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
  7. Luke 19:15When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
  8. Luke 23:42Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
  9. John 5:22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
  10. Acts 10:42And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
  11. Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
  12. Romans 2:16on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
  13. Romans 14:9For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
  14. 1 Corinthians 4:4My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
  15. 2 Corinthians 5:9So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.
  16. Colossians 3:4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
  17. 1 Thessalonians 4:15By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
  18. 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
  19. 2 Thessalonians 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
  20. 1 Timothy 5:21I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
  21. 1 Timothy 6:13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
  22. 2 Timothy 2:14Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
  23. 2 Timothy 4:8From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
  24. Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

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