2 Timothy 2:15

A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed

¹⁴ Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers. ¹⁵ Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way. ¹⁶ But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,

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Before God

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Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

Word of Truth

In The Right Way

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John 21:15-17

Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.

Luke 12:42

And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

Acts 2:22

Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

Acts 20:27

For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.

Romans 14:18

And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

Romans 16:10

Give my love to Apelles, who has the approval of Christ. Say a kind word to those who are of the house of Aristobulus.

1 Corinthians 2:6

But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

1 Corinthians 3:1-2

And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:6

Who has made us able to be servants of a new agreement; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter gives death, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 4:2

And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

2 Corinthians 5:9

For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

2 Corinthians 6:3-4

Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

2 Corinthians 10:18

For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.

Galatians 1:10

Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Ephesians 1:13

In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,

1 Thessalonians 2:4

But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

1 Timothy 4:6

If you keep these things before the minds of the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the right teaching which has been your guide:

1 Timothy 4:12-16

Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.

Hebrews 4:11

Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders.

Hebrews 5:11-14

Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing.

James 1:18

Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.

2 Peter 1:10

For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:

2 Peter 1:15

And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.

2 Peter 3:14

For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

Matthew 13:52

And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.

Mark 4:33

And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it: