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2 Timothy 2:21

So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.

2 Timothy 2:21 BSB
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2 Timothy 2:21 has 17 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 16 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ephesians 2:10 (27 votes) and 2 Timothy 3:17 (27 votes). 22 other verses point back to it. It links with 21 other books, from 1 Samuel 21 to 1 John 3.

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Which verses does 2 Timothy 2:21 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Ephesians 2:1027 votes

    For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

  2. 2 Timothy 3:1727 votes

    so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

  3. 2 Corinthians 7:124 votes

    Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  4. Psalm 119:922 votes

    How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

  5. 1 Peter 1:2221 votes

    Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

  6. 1 John 3:316 votes

    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

  7. Isaiah 52:1113 votes

    Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

  8. 2 Timothy 2:2013 votes

    A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.

  9. Jeremiah 15:199 votes

    Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.

  10. Acts 9:159 votes

    “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

  11. Titus 3:89 votes
  12. Malachi 3:36 votes
  13. 1 Corinthians 5:76 votes
  14. Titus 3:16 votes
  15. Titus 3:146 votes
  16. 1 Peter 1:76 votes
  17. Isaiah 1:253 votes

Which verses point to 2 Timothy 2:21?

The 10 strongest of 22.