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Don`t be ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner; but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God,
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Don't Be Ashamed
Paul urges Timothy not to be ashamed of the gospel message or of his association with Paul, a prisoner for Christ. Commentators explain that in a world hostile to the faith, there was real pressure to be embarrassed by the gospel or to distance oneself from persecuted leaders. This is a timeless call to stand firm in your public witness for Jesus, regardless of social consequences.
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2 Timothy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be 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 J…
Be not ashamed of (μη επαισχυνθηις). First aorist (ingressive) passive subjunctive (in prohibition) of επαισχυνομα, old word, to b…
19th Century
Anglican
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord.—Seeing, then—remembering, then, that God gave you and me (not…
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Baptist
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of…
In view of the spirit that has been divinely given to Timothy (cf. v.7), apparently Paul felt that his young colleague needed to have his courage s…
16th Century
Protestant
Be not ashamed, therefore. He said this because the confession of the gospel was regarded as disgraceful; and therefore he forbids that ei…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Be not then therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord , &c.] Either that testimony which Christ bore personally…
God has not given us the spirit of fear, but rather the spirit of power—courage and resolution to meet difficulties and dangers; the spirit of love…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding verses, the Apostle commended Timothy for qualities given to him by grace. Here, he urges him to put those qualities to …
