For the Spirit God has given us is a spirit not of timidity but of power, love, and self-discipline.

for the sake of which I even suffer imprisonment as a criminal. But God's message is not imprisoned!

Do your best to win God's approval as a workman who has nothing to be ashamed of, but rightly shapes the message of truth.

But everyone who wants to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

But you must always be composed; do not shrink from hardship; do your work as a missionary, and your whole duty as a minister.