2 Timothy 2:22

Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Cross References (26)

  • 1 Peter 2:11 (47)

    Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

  • 1 Peter 3:11 (41)

    He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:18 (31)

    Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against

  • 1 Timothy 6:11 (28)

    But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentle

  • Psalms 119:9 (27)

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

  • Hebrews 12:14 (24)

    Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

  • 1 Timothy 4:12 (23)

    Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

  • Psalms 66:18–19 (21)

    If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:14 (17)

    Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

  • 1 Timothy 1:5 (16)

    The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

  • Ecclesiastes 11:9–10 (14)

    Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of you

  • 1 Chronicles 29:17–18 (11)

    I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an

  • 3 John 1:11 (11)

    Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not s

  • Romans 15:5–6 (9)

    Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,

  • Romans 14:19 (9)

    So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:10 (9)

    I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no

  • Proverbs 6:5 (8)

    Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

  • 1 Corinthians 14:1 (7)

    Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

  • Acts 9:14 (6)

    And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

  • Romans 14:17 (6)

    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:2 (6)

    To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those ever

  • 1 Timothy 2:8 (5)

    Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

  • 1 Timothy 1:14 (5)

    And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

  • Proverbs 15:8 (4)

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

  • Psalms 17:1 (4)

    A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of d

  • Acts 7:59 (1)

    While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”