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Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal, 10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News. 11 For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 12 For this cause I also suffer these things.

Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

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Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the [a]gospel according to the power of God; who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus [b]before times eternal, 10 but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and [c]immortality to light through the [d]gospel, 11 whereunto I was appointed a [e]preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher. 12 For which cause I suffer also these things: yet I am not ashamed; for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard [f]that which I have committed unto him against that day.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:8 Greek good tidings: and so elsewhere. See marginal note on Mt. 4:23.
  2. 2 Timothy 1:9 Or, long ages ago
  3. 2 Timothy 1:10 Greek incorruption. See Rom. 2:7.
  4. 2 Timothy 1:10 Greek good tidings. See verse 8.
  5. 2 Timothy 1:11 Greek herald.
  6. 2 Timothy 1:12 Or, that which he hath committed unto me. Greek my deposit.