2 Timothy 1:8

1:8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord ¹  or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by ²  God’s power accept your share of suffering ³  for the gospel.

2 Timothy 1:13

1:13 Hold to the standard ⁴  of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ⁵ 

2 Timothy 2:25

2:25 correcting ⁶  opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth ⁷ 

2 Timothy 3:11

3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ⁸  that happened to me in Antioch, ⁹  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ¹⁰  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

2 Timothy 4:16

4:16 At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it.

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¹ tn Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”

² tn Or “according to.”

³ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”

⁴ tn Or “pattern.”

⁵ tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”

sn With the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. This describes the manner in which Timothy must hold to the standard (similar to Paul’s call for him to give attention to his life and his teaching in 1 Tim 4:11-16).

⁶ sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

⁷ tn Grk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”

⁸ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

⁹ map For location see JP1-E2; JP2-E2; JP3-E2; JP4-E2.

¹⁰ sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.

map For location see JP1-E2; JP2-E2; JP3-E2