2 Timothy 1:8-18 - Exhortation To Share Paul's Suffering

⁸ Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord nor of me his prisoner, but suffer together with the good-news according to the power of God.

⁹ Who saved us and who 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 before times eternal. ¹⁰ But which has now been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who indeed abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the good-news,

¹¹ for which I was appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of Gentiles. ¹² Because of which reason I also suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to preserve my consignment for that day.

¹³ Hold the pattern of sound words that thou heard from me, in faith and love in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ Guard the good consignment through the Holy Spirit that dwells in us. ¹⁵ This thou know, that all those in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. ¹⁶ May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain. ¹⁷ But when he happened to be in Rome he sought me more diligently and found me ¹⁸ (may the Lord grant him to find mercy from Lord in that day), and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou know very well.