¹My child, find your source of strength in the kindness^aof Christ Jesus. ²You’ve heard my message, and it’s been confirmed by many witnesses. Entrust this message to faithful individuals who will be competent to teach others.

³Join me in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. ⁴Whoever serves in the military doesn’t get mixed up in non-military activities. This pleases his commanding officer. ⁵Whoever enters an athletic competition wins the prize only when playing by the rules. ⁶A hard-working farmer should have the first share of the crops. ⁷Understand what I’m saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things.

⁸Always think about Jesus Christ. He was brought back to life and is a descendant of David. This is the Good News that I tell others. ⁹I’m suffering disgrace for spreading this Good News. I have even been put into prison like a criminal. However, God’s word is not imprisoned. ¹⁰For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive salvation from Christ Jesus with glory that lasts forever. ¹¹This is a statement that can be trusted:

If we have died with him, we will live with him.

¹²If we endure, we will rule with him.

If we disown him, he will disown us.

¹³If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful

because he cannot be untrue to himself.

Read in Logos

2 Timothy 2:12–13: …if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.

Footnotes

a 2:1 Or “grace.”