2 Timothy 1:8

So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me, Paul, his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God.

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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;

In Context

7For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and discipline.

9It is God who saved us and called us with a holy calling. He did this, not according to our works, but according to his own plan and grace. He gave us these things in Christ Jesus before times ever began.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:46I will speak of your solemn commands before kings 1 and will not be ashamed. 1

Isaiah 51:7Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your heart: 1 Do not fear the insults of men, nor be disheartened by their abuse. 1

Luke 9:26Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his own glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

John 19:35The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that what he said is true so that you would also believe.

Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and for the Greek.

Romans 8:36Just as it is written, 1 “For your benefit we are killed all day long. 1 We were considered as sheep for the slaughter.”

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 1:7-15

Cautions and Exhortations; Ministerial Fidelity. ( a. d. 66.) 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 8 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; 9 Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according… Read the whole commentary →

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