That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until 'That Day.'

and what you learnt from me, in the presence of many listeners, entrust to reliable men, who will be able in their turn to teach others.

Reflect upon what I say; the Lord will always help you to understand.

as well as of my persecutions, and of the sufferings which I met with at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. You know what persecutions I underwent; and yet the Lord brought me safe out of all!

You, however, must stand by what you learnt and accepted as true. You know who they were from whom you learnt it;

Alexander, the coppersmith, showed much ill-feeling towards me. 'The Lord will give him what his actions deserve.'