2 Timothy 1:9

He is the one who has saved us and called us to live a holy life—not through what we do, but by God's own plan and through his grace.

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In The King James Version

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

In Context

8So don't be ashamed to tell others about our Lord, or be ashamed of me. Instead be ready to share in suffering for the good news as God gives you strength.

10He gave this grace to us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, and is now revealed in the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He destroyed death, making life and immortality brilliantly clear through the good news.

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Cross References

Isaiah 14:26This is the plan I have made regarding the whole earth; my hand stretches out to control all the nations.

Matthew 11:25Then Jesus prayed, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for you've hidden these things from the clever and sophisticated. Instead you've revealed them to ordinary people.

John 6:37All those the Father gives me will come to me, and I won't reject any of them.

John 17:9I'm praying for them—not for the world, but for those you gave me, for they belong to you.

Acts 2:47Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

Romans 3:20For no one is made right before God by doing what the law requires. The law only helps us recognize what sin really is.

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 1:7-15

Cautions and Exhortations; Ministerial Fidelity. ( a. d. 66.) 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 9 Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according… Read the whole commentary →

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