2 Timothy 3:12

12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

2 Timothy 3:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
ESV
12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
NLT
12 Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
MSG
12 Anyone who wants to live all out for Christ is in for a lot of trouble; there's no getting around it.
CSB
12 In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

2 Timothy 3:12 In-Context

10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
11 persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,

Cross References 1

  • 1. John 15:20; S Acts 14:22
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