Passage

A prisoner’s appeal

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

⁸Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,

2 Timothy 1:8World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writer asks his reader not to be ashamed of the Lord’s testimony or of him as a prisoner.

To understand

He calls the reader to share hardship for the gospel according to God’s power. The appeal follows the description of a spirit of power, love and self-control.

A question

What hardship is the reader invited to share?