2 Timothy 2:25 Cross References - MNT

²⁵ He must be gentle when instructing opponents; for possibly God may give them a change of mind for the recognition of the truth,

²⁹ "Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

³² "For John came to you in the road of righteousness, and you did not give credence to him; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots gave credence to him. But you, although you saw this, did not even then change your minds and give credence to him.

³ The voice of one crying aloud. In the desert make ready a road for the Lord. Make his paths straight. ⁴ In the desert came John who baptized, and preached a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

¹⁵ "The time is now come," he said, "and the kingdom of God is near! Repent and believe the gospel."

³⁴ "(Though for myself I accept no witness from man; I only mention that you may be saved.)

³⁸ "Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

²¹ When they heard this they went at early dawn to the Temple, and began to teach. Meantime when the high priest and his followers arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin and all the Council of the Elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to fetch the apostles.

³¹ "Him God has exalted at his right hand as Prince and Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.

²² Repent then of this your wickedness, and beseech the Lord to forgive you this purpose of your heart.

¹⁸ On hearing this they held their peace and glorified God, saying, "Forsooth then, to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance unto life."

²¹ testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ "Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make in your presence." ² When they heard him speaking in Hebrew they became the more quiet. ³ "I am a Jew," he said, "born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strict manner of the Law of our forefathers, ardent for God, even as you all are this day. ⁴ "I persecuted to the death this way, continually binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women. ⁵ "To this the high priest and all the council of elders are witnesses. It was from them that I received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was already on my way to bring those also who were there back to Jerusalem, in bonds, for punishment. ⁶ "But when, on my journey, I was nearing Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone round about me. ⁷ "I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, "'Saul! Saul! why are you persecuting me?' ⁸ "'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus, the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting,' he answered me. ⁹ "Now my companions, though they beheld the light, did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me. ¹⁰ "And I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' and the Lord said to me, 'Rise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about all that you are destined to do.' ¹¹ "And as I was seeing nothing for the glory of the light, I was led by the hand of my companions, and so came into Damascus. ¹² "And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the Law, well thought of by all the Jews who lived there, ¹³ "came to me, and standing by me, said to me, "'Brother Saul, receive your sight' "In that very hour I regained my sight and looked up at him. ¹⁴ "Then he said: "'The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know his will; and to see the righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth. ¹⁵ "'For before the face of all men you will be a witness for him of what you have seen and heard. ¹⁶ "'And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling upon his name.' ¹⁷ "After my return to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, ¹⁸ "I fell into a trance and saw him saying to me, "'Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive your testimony concerning me.' ¹⁹ "'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know that I was beating and imprisoning in synagogue after synagogue those who believed in you, ²⁰ "'and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by and consenting, and holding the garments of his murders.' ²¹ "'Depart,' he said to me, 'for I will send you forth, far hence, to the Gentiles.'" ²² Until they heard this last statement, the people were listening to Paul, but now they roared out. "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He is not fit to live!" ²³ When they continued to shout, throwing their clothes into the air, and flinging dust around,

¹ Even if any one should be overtaken in a fault, brothers, you that are spiritual ought, in a gentle spirit, to restore such a one, each one of you looking to himself, lest you too be tempted.

⁴ whose will it is that all men should be saved, and come into full knowledge of the truth.

¹¹ But you, O servant of God, flee from these things, and run after integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, gentleness.

⁷ and led captive by ever-changing impulses, are always learning but never able to arrive at knowledge of truth.

¹ To Titus, my true son in a common faith, from Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and to the knowledge of the truth which goes with piety;

² they must speak evil of none, they must not be quarrelsome, but gentle, showing perfect meekness toward all.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above, and is ever coming down to us from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of eclipse.

¹⁵ But consecrate Christ in your hearts, as Lord. Be always in readiness to make and answer to any one who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you, yet with gentleness and reverence.

¹⁶ If any one sees his brother committing a sin that is not deadly, he shall ask, and God will give him life, for any one who is not committing a deadly sin. There is a deadly sin; concerning that I do not say that he should pray.