Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.

New American Standard Bible

Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

King James Version

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Holman Bible

In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

International Standard Version

Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in union with the Messiah Jesus will be persecuted.

A Conservative Version

And also all those who want to live devoutly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

American Standard Version

Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Amplified

Indeed, all who delight in pursuing righteousness and are determined to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be hunted and persecuted [because of their faith].

An Understandable Version

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in [the service of] Christ will be persecuted.

Anderson New Testament

And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.

Common New Testament

Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

Daniel Mace New Testament

and those who will live like Christians, shall generally suffer persecution.

Darby Translation

And all indeed who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Godbey New Testament

But truly all wishing to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Goodspeed New Testament

But everyone who wants to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

John Wesley New Testament

Yea and all that are resolved to live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.

Julia Smith Translation

And all wishing to live devotedly in Christ Jesus shall be driven out.

King James 2000

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And indeed, all those who want to live in a godly manner in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Modern King James verseion

Yea, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, must suffer persecutions.

Moffatt New Testament

Yes, and all who want to live the religious life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Montgomery New Testament

Yes, and all who purpose to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

NET Bible

Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

New Heart English Bible

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Noyes New Testament

Yea, and all that desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Sawyer New Testament

And all who will live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted.

The Emphasized Bible

Yea and, all who are determined to live in a godly manner in Christ Jesus, will be persecuted;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And all indeed who will live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Yes, and all who aim at living a religious life in union with Christ Jesus will have to suffer persecution;

Webster

And all indeed that will live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Weymouth New Testament

And indeed every one who is determined to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Williams New Testament

Yes, indeed, everyone who wants to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

World English Bible

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Worrell New Testament

Yea, and all who wish to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Worsley New Testament

And indeed all, that are desirous to live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.

Youngs Literal Translation

and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Yea
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

that will
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

ζάω 
Zao 
live, be alive, alive, quick, lively, not tr, , vr live
Usage: 115

εὐσεβῶς 
Eusebos 
Usage: 2

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

References

Images 2 Timothy 3:12

Context Readings

The Value Of The Scriptures

11 My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all. 12 Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked. 13 Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.


Cross References

Acts 14:22

Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.

Titus 2:12

Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;

Joshua 17:14

Then the children of Joseph said to Joshua, Why have you given me only one part and one stretch of land for my heritage? For through the blessing given to me by the Lord up to now, I am a great people.

Psalm 37:12-15

The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

Matthew 5:10-12

Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

Matthew 10:22-25

And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

Matthew 23:34

For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;

Mark 10:30

Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.

Luke 14:26-27

And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

John 15:19-21

If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

John 16:2

They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

John 16:33

I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.

John 17:14

I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

1 Corinthians 15:19

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most unhappy.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

1 Thessalonians 3:3-4

So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

1 Timothy 2:2

For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour.

1 Timothy 3:16

And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.

1 Timothy 6:3

If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,

Titus 1:1

Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,

Hebrews 11:32-38

What more am I to say? For there would not be time to give the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets:

1 Peter 2:20-21

What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

1 Peter 3:14

But you are happy if you undergo pain because of righteousness; have no part in their fear and do not be troubled;

1 Peter 4:12-16

Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:

1 Peter 5:9-10

Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.

2 Peter 3:11

Seeing then that all these things are coming to such an end, what sort of persons is it right for you to be, in all holy behaviour and righteousness,

Revelation 1:9-10

I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

Revelation 7:14

And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 12:4

And his tail was pulling a third part of the stars of heaven down to the earth, and the dragon took his place before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when the birth had taken place he might put an end to her child.

Revelation 12:7-10

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going out to the fight with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels made war,

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