1 Timothy 2:15
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
Cross-reference
1 Timothy 2:9 instructs women on modesty, aligning with the propriety required in 2:15.
1 Timothy 1:5 identifies love from a pure heart and sincere faith, matching the faith, love, and holiness required in 2:15.
Genesis 3:15 promises the woman's offspring will crush the serpent's head — the protoevangelium linking childbearing to salvation through the Messiah.
Genesis 3:16 introduces the curse of painful childbearing, contrasted by salvation through childbearing.
Isaiah 7:14 prophesies a virgin conceiving and bearing a son named Immanuel, directly connecting childbearing to God's redemptive plan.
Isaiah 9:6 announces a child born who will be Mighty God and Prince of Peace — the ultimate child whose birth brings salvation.
Matthew 1:21-25 fulfills the virgin birth prophecy: Mary bears Jesus, who saves his people from their sins — the childbearing that brings salvation.
Luke 2:7 records Mary giving birth to Jesus, the firstborn son laid in a manger — the specific childbearing event through which salvation comes.
Luke 2:11 announces the birth of the Savior, the childbearing through which women are saved.
Galatians 4:4 states Jesus was born of a woman, directly linking to the childbearing that brings salvation.
In John 8:31, Jesus ties discipleship to abiding in his word—paralleling the 'if they continue' condition here.
In 2 Corinthians 13:5, Paul urges self-examination to confirm faith—paralleling the 'if they continue in faith' condition here.
In James 1:25, perseverance in God's word leads to blessing—similar to the condition of continuing in faith, love, and holiness here.