2 Timothy in the early church

Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes 2 Timothy, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.

Verse	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Tim 1:3	Against Celsus 5.61 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 1:7	Miscellanies 4.7.49 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 1:8	Miscellanies 4.7.49 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 1:10	Epistle of Barnabas 5.6 · Anonymous	echo, medium confidence	ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130)
2 Tim 1:10	2 Clement 20.5 · Anonymous	echo, medium confidence	ca. 100–150
2 Tim 1:10	To the Ephesians 19.3 · Ignatius of Antioch	echo, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
2 Tim 1:10	Excerpts from Theodotus 61.7 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 200
2 Tim 1:10	Miscellanies 4.13.91 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 1:11	On the Trinity 30 · Novatian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 240–250
2 Tim 1:14	Miscellanies 7.10.55 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 1:14	Prescription against Heretics 25 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 203
2 Tim 1:15	Prescription against Heretics 3 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 203
2 Tim 1:16	To the Smyrnaeans 10.1 · Ignatius of Antioch	echo, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
2 Tim 2:1	Miscellanies 1.1.3 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:2	Miscellanies 1.1.3 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:2	Prescription against Heretics 25 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 203
2 Tim 2:3	Octavius 37.3 · Minucius Felix	echo, low confidence	ca. 197–250
2 Tim 2:3	To the Martyrs 3 · Tertullian	echo, low confidence	ca. 197
2 Tim 2:3	On Prayer 19 · Tertullian	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–206
2 Tim 2:4	To Polycarp 6.2 · Ignatius of Antioch	allusion, high confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
2 Tim 2:5	Exhortation to Martyrdom 2 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	235
2 Tim 2:5	Against Celsus 6.44 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 2:5	Against Celsus 8.56 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 2:8	To the Ephesians 18.2 · Ignatius of Antioch	echo, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
2 Tim 2:11	Against Celsus 2.69 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 2:12	To the Smyrnaeans 5.1 · Ignatius of Antioch	echo, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
2 Tim 2:12	To the Philippians 5.2 · Polycarp of Smyrna	quotation, high confidence	ca. 110–135
2 Tim 2:12	First Apology 10 · Justin Martyr	echo, medium confidence	ca. 150–155
2 Tim 2:12	Miscellanies 4.7.42 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:12	Exhortation to Martyrdom 28 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	235
2 Tim 2:14	Miscellanies 1.10.49 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:15	Miscellanies 1.1.3 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:15	Miscellanies 7.16.104 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, low confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:15	Against Celsus 5.1 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 2:16	Miscellanies 1.10.49 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:17	Miscellanies 1.10.49 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:17	Prescription against Heretics 3 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 203
2 Tim 2:17	Prescription against Heretics 7 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 203
2 Tim 2:17	On the Lapsed 34 · Cyprian of Carthage	allusion, high confidence	251
2 Tim 2:17	On the Unity of the Catholic Church 10 · Cyprian of Carthage	allusion, high confidence	251
2 Tim 2:18	Miscellanies 3.6.48 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:18	Prescription against Heretics 33 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 203
2 Tim 2:18	Against Celsus 3.11 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 2:19	Prescription against Heretics 3 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 203
2 Tim 2:20–21	Against Celsus 4.70 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 2:22	Miscellanies 1.11.51 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:23	Miscellanies 1.11.51 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:23	Miscellanies 5.1.5 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 2:25	To the Philippians 11.4 · Polycarp of Smyrna	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 110–135
2 Tim 3:1–9	On the Unity of the Catholic Church 16 · Cyprian of Carthage	quotation, high confidence	251
2 Tim 3:4	On Prayer 19.3 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 233–234
2 Tim 3:6–7	Against Celsus 6.24 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 3:8	Against Celsus 4.51 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 3:15	Exhortation to the Greeks 9.87 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
2 Tim 3:15	Miscellanies 1.20.98 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 3:15	Miscellanies 2.11.48 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 3:16	1 Clement 45.2 · Clement of Rome	echo, medium confidence	ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100)
2 Tim 3:16	Exhortation to the Greeks 9.87 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
2 Tim 3:16	Miscellanies 7.16.101 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 3:17	Exhortation to the Greeks 9.87 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
2 Tim 4:1	Epistle of Barnabas 7.2 · Anonymous	echo, medium confidence	ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130)
2 Tim 4:1	2 Clement 1.1 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 100–150
2 Tim 4:1	Dialogue with Trypho 118.1 · Justin Martyr	echo, medium confidence	ca. 155–160
2 Tim 4:1	Refutation of All Heresies 4.48.12 · Hippolytus of Rome	echo, medium confidence	ca. 222–235
2 Tim 4:3	Miscellanies 1.3.22 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 4:3	Prescription against Heretics 7 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 203
2 Tim 4:4	Refutation of All Heresies 7.32.6 · Hippolytus of Rome	echo, low confidence	ca. 222–235
2 Tim 4:6	To the Romans 2.2 · Ignatius of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
2 Tim 4:7	Who Is the Rich Man That Is Saved? 3.6 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 190–210
2 Tim 4:7–8	Against Celsus 7.52 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
2 Tim 4:8	Martyrdom of Polycarp 17.1 · Anonymous	echo, low confidence	ca. 156–160
2 Tim 4:8	Who Is the Rich Man That Is Saved? 3.6 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 190–210
2 Tim 4:8	Miscellanies 2.20.110 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Tim 4:8	Refutation of All Heresies 9.17.4 · Hippolytus of Rome	echo, low confidence	ca. 222–235
2 Tim 4:10	To the Philippians 9.2 · Polycarp of Smyrna	allusion, high confidence	ca. 110–135
2 Tim 4:13	On Prayer 15 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–206
2 Tim 4:17	Excerpts from Theodotus 84.1 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 200
2 Tim 4:18	Martyrdom of Polycarp 20.2 · Anonymous	echo, low confidence	ca. 156–160