Cross references

2 Timothy 2:4

A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

2 Timothy 2:4 BSB

2 Timothy 2:4 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Thessalonians 2:4 (37 votes) and Luke 8:14 (35 votes). 32 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Exodus 6 to Revelation 17.

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Which verses does 2 Timothy 2:4 point to?

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

  1. Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

  2. Luke 8:1435 votes

    The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

  3. 2 Peter 2:2022 votes

    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

  4. For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

  5. Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.

  6. Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” …

  7. So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.

  8. Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. …

  9. because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

  10. Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it. Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit. …

Which verses point to 2 Timothy 2:4?

The 10 strongest of 32.