2 Timotius 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 Timotius 2:9

2:9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment ⁴  as a criminal, but God’s message ⁵  is not imprisoned! ⁶ 

2 Timotius 3:10-12

Continue in What You Have Learned

3:10 You, however, ⁷  have followed my teaching, my ⁸  way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, 3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ⁹  that happened to me in Antioch, ¹⁰  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ¹¹  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all. 3:12 Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

2 Timotius 4:16-17

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. 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ¹²  would be fully proclaimed ¹³  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!

[1:8]  ¹ tn Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”

[1:8]  ² tn Or “according to.”

[1:8]  ³ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”

[2:9]  ⁴ tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”

[2:9]  ⁵ tn Or “word.”

[2:9]  ⁶ tn Or “chained,” “bound.”

[3:10]  ⁷ sn There is a strong emphasis on the pronoun you in contrast to the people described in vv. 2-9.

[3:10]  ⁸ tn The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.

[3:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

[3:11]  ¹⁰ map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2; JP4 E2.

[3:11]  ¹¹ sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.

[3:11]  map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2

[4:17]  ¹² tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ¹³ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”