New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Timothy 1:8
8Therefore 1do not be ashamed of the 2testimony of our Lord or of me 3His prisoner, but join with me in 4suffering for the 5gospel according to the power of God,
2 Timothy 1:8 in other versions
- King James Version (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;
- New International Version (NIV)So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,
Context of 2 Timothy 1:8
6For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, 9who 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 granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity, 10but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
Read all of 2 Timothy 12 Timothy 1:8 word by word
Μὴ οὖν ἐπαισχυνθῇς τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν μηδὲ ἐμὲ τὸν δέσμιον αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ συγκακοπάθησον τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ κατὰ δύναμιν θεοῦRead the interlinear
- Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- do not be ashamedἐπαισχύνομαιepaischunomai · be ashamed ofG1870
- testimonyμαρτύριονmarturion · testimonyG3142
- of our Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- orμηδέmēde · norG3366
- His prisonerδέσμιοςdesmios · prisonerG1198
- but joinσυγκακοπαθέωsugkakopatheō · to suffer withG4777
- gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098
- accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
- to the powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
Cross-references for 2 Timothy 1:8
- 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason I also suffer these things, but 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 until that day.
- Psalms 119:46I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And shall not be ashamed.
- Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My law; Do not fear the reproach of man, Nor be dismayed at their revilings.
- Mark 8:38For whoever 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 the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
- Luke 9:26For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
- Acts 5:41So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.
- Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
- Romans 9:33just as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
- Ephesians 3:13Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory.
- 1 Peter 4:14If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
- Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
- John 15:27and you will testify also, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
- John 19:35And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
- Ephesians 4:17So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
- 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 1:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Be not - ashamed of the testimony - The testimony of Christ is the Gospel in general, which proclaims Christ crucified, and redemption through his blood. In the sight of the world, there appeared to be reason why a man should be ashamed of this; ashamed of him who was crucified as a malefactor; but, when this Gospel became the power of God to the salvation of every one that believed, it was a subject to exult in. Hence the apostle, Romans 1:16; (note)…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord - Do not be ashamed to bear your testimony to the doctrines taught by the Lord Jesus; John 3:11, John 3:32-33; John 7:7; compare Acts 10:22; Acts 20:24; 1 Corinthians 1:6; Revelation 22:16. Paul seems to have apprehended that Timothy was in some danger of being ashamed of this gospel, or of shrinking back from its open avowal in the trials and persecutions to which he now saw it exposed him. Nor…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 God has not given us the spirit of fear, but the spirit of power, of courage and resolution, to meet difficulties and dangers; the spirit of love to him, which will carry us through opposition. And the spirit of a sound mind, quietness of mind. The Holy Spirit is not the author of a timid or cowardly disposition, or of slavish fears. We are likely to bear afflictions well, when we have strength and power from God to enable us to bear them. As…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8This verse summarizes the letter. Timothy would probably encounter suffering both when traveling to Rome and in his later ministry as Paul's follower (2:3; 3:12; 4:5; see Hebrews 13:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. therefore--seeing that God hath given us such a spirit, not that of fear. Be not thou ... ashamed--I agree with Ellicott, in opposition to Alford, that the Greek subjunctive here, with the negative, implies action completed at one time, not continued action, which the present imperative would express; thus implying that Timothy had not decidedly yet evinced such feeling of shame; though I think, Paul, amidst the desertion of others who once promised…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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