For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Therefore you should not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner. But be partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God,

who has 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 before the eternal times.

But it is now having been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has made death of no effect, bringing life and immortality to light through the gospel;

For this cause I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to guard My deposit unto that Day.

But when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently and found me.

in which I suffer ill as an evildoer, even to bonds. But the Word of God is not chained.

Put them in memory of these things, charging them before the Lord not to dispute about words to no profit, to the subverting of the hearers.

But shun profane, vain babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

But avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they give birth to strifes.

But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,

having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.

But as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also resist the truth, men of corrupt mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

But they shall proceed no further. For their foolishness shall be plain to all, as theirs also became.

But you have fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience,

persecutions, afflictions, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra. What persecutions I endured! But the Lord delivered me out of all.

But evil men and seducers will go forward to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But continue in the things that you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them,

For a time will be when they will not endure sound doctrine, but they will heap up teachers to themselves according to their own lusts, tickling the ear.

But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.

Now there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that Day; and not to me only, but also to all those who love His appearing.

At my first answer no one was beside me, but all deserted me. May it not be laid to their charge.

But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the nations might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Erastus stayed at Corinth, but Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.