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2 Timothy 1:8

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6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

9 He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

10 And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

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BSB
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
KJV
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
WEB
Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,
ASV
Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;
DARBY
Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;
BLB
Therefore you should not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, His prisoner; but suffer together for the gospel according to the power of God,
ÅB
Skam deg derfor ikke ved vår Herres vitnesbyrd eller ved meg, hans fange, men lid ondt med meg for evangeliet i Guds kraft,
OTB
Derfor, skam deg ikke over vitnesbyrdet om vår Herre, heller ikke over meg, Hans fange; men bli med meg i å tåle vanskeligheter for evangeliet ved Guds kraft,
B1930
Skam dig derfor ikke ved vår Herres vidnesbyrd eller ved mig, hans fange, men lid ondt med mig for evangeliet i Guds kraft,

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Cross references

  • Romans 1:16

    I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

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  • Mark 8:38

    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

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  • 1 Peter 4:13–15

    But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:5

    But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

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  • Revelation 12:11

    They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

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  • 2 Timothy 1:12

    For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

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  • 2 Timothy 2:9

    for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!

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  • Ephesians 3:1

    For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...

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