^2:8Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David;¹¹ such is my gospel,¹²^2:9for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment¹³ as a criminal, but God’s message¹⁴ is not imprisoned!¹⁵

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Footnotes

11 Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).
12 Grk “according to my gospel.”
13 Or “chains,” “bonds.”
14 Or “word.”
15 Or “chained,” “bound.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead and descended from David, according to my gospel, for which I suffer to the point of being bound like a criminal. But the word of God is not bound.

NLTNew Living Translation

Always remember that Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, was raised from the dead. This is the Good News I preach. And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David according to my gospel, in connection with which I suffer misfortune to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but the word of God is not bound.

KJV 1900King James Version

Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

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