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Scripture • World English Bible
2 Timothy 1:8–14
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,
9who 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 times eternal,
10but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.
11For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
12For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.
13Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
World English Bible (WEB) • Public Domain
Reflection
Paul urges Timothy to stand unashamed for the gospel not by bravado but by trust. The gospel is a gift—saved and called by grace, revealed in Christ’s appearing, and powerful enough to abolish death. Paul accepts suffering because he knows the One he has believed and is persuaded that Christ will guard what has been committed to him. That shifts everything. Courage is not merely bold speech; it is a steady reliance on Christ’s promises and the Holy Spirit’s presence. Guarding the deposit means knowing the gospel clearly, holding to sound words, and living them out with love. It also means correcting error gently, enduring hardship without turning to shameful behavior, and remembering salvation rests on Christ’s purpose and grace, not our performance. Let this shape how you talk, teach, and suffer—confident in Christ, humble in manner, faithful in ministry.
Putting Faith Into Action
- Write a one-page testimony of how you came to faith or how Christ has sustained you; share it with one trusted brother or your small group this week.
- Choose one false teaching or cultural message that confuses the gospel where you live; write three short, Scripture-based responses (using World English Bible) to correct it and practice saying them aloud.
- Set a weekly rhythm of Scripture and prayer focused on gospel basics: five readings from the Gospels, five prayers asking the Holy Spirit to guard what Christ entrusted to you, and one hour of service to someone in need each week for four weeks.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, thank you for the good deposit of the gospel. Help me not to be ashamed of your testimony when hardship comes. Guard what you have entrusted to me by the power of your Spirit. Give me courage to speak the truth in love, steadiness when doubts press in, and wisdom to correct error without pride. Keep me dependent on your grace, not my effort, and shape my life by the pattern of sound words I have received. Use me to reflect your life and immortality to those around me. Amen.
Memory Verse
2 Timothy 1:14 — That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. (WEB)
“That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.”
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Bible Context
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2 Timothy 1
World English Bible • WEB
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
2to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day
4longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.
6For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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,
9who 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 times eternal,
10but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.
11For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
12For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.
13Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
15This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,
17but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently and found me
18(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.
World English Bible (WEB) • Public Domain
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