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Suffer Hardship With Me For The Gospel. Hold The Teachings In Faith And Love

Therefore, do not be[a] ashamed-of the testimony of our Lord nor me His prisoner, but suffer-hardship-with me for the good-news according-to[b] the power of God: the One having saved us and called us with[c] a holy calling, not according-to our works but according to His own purpose and grace— it having been given to us in Christ Jesus before eternal times 10 but now having been revealed through the appearance of our Savior Christ Jesus, He having abolished[d] death and brought-to-light life and immortality through the good-news

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:8 The grammar means, Do not become ashamed, Do not start being ashamed (that is, because of my suffering, v 12; my chain, v 16).
  2. 2 Timothy 1:8 Or, based on, by way of. Likewise twice in v 9.
  3. 2 Timothy 1:9 Or, to.
  4. 2 Timothy 1:10 Or, done away with, rendered powerless.

So do not be ashamed(A) of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner.(B) Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel,(C) by the power of God. He has saved(D) us and called(E) us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done(F) but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now been revealed(G) through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus,(H) who has destroyed death(I) and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

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