⁸^xBe not thou therefore ashamed of ^ythe testimony of our Lord, nor of me ^zhis prisoner: but ^abe thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; ⁹^bWho hath saved us, and ^ccalled us with ^dan holy calling, ^enot according to our works, but ^faccording to his own purpose and ^ggrace, which was given us in Christ Jesus ^hbefore the world began, ¹⁰But ⁱis now made manifest by ^jthe appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, ^kwho hath ^labolished death, and hath brought life and ^mimmortality to light through the gospel:

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2 Timothy 1:9: … who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began …

Footnotes

xver. 12, 16. See Mark 8:38.
ySo Rev. 1:2. See 1 Cor. 1:6.
zSee Eph. 3:1.
aSo ch. 2:3. & 4:5. Comp. Col. 1:24.
bSee 1 Tim. 1:1.
cSee Rom. 1:6. & 2 Pet. 1:3.
dSo Heb. 3:1. See 1 Cor. 1:26.
eSee Rom 3:20. So Tit. 3:5.
f Rom. 8:28. So Rom. 9:11. Eph. 3:11.
gSee Rom. 3:24.
h Tit. 1:2. So Rom. 16:25. Eph. 1:4. Comp. 2 Thess. 2:13. 1 Pet. 1:20.
iSee Rom. 16:25, 26.
jSee 2 Thess. 2:8.
k 1 Cor. 15:26 (Gk.). So 1 Cor. 15:54, 55. Heb. 2:14.
lSee 1 Cor. 13:8.
mSee 1 Cor. 15:42.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God. He 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 given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. This has now been made evident through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

NLTNew Living Translation

So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News. For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore, do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor me his prisoner, but suffer along with me for the gospel, according to the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, but has now been disclosed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought to light life and immortality through the gospel,