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So don't be ashamed to give witness about our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, his prisoner. Instead, join with me as I suffer for the good news. God's power will help us do that.
Reference
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ἐπαισχύνομαι (epaischýnomai)
to feel shame for something
Hebrew: châphêr
to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
Greek: χορηγέω (chorēgéō)
to be a dance-leader, i.e. (generally) to furnish
Hebrew: ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Greek: πρός (prós)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Hebrew: ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
Greek: ἡμῖν (hēmîn)
to (or for, with, by) us
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ἐπαισχύνομαι (epaischýnomai)
to feel shame for something
Hebrew: châphêr
to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
Greek: ἐμός (emós)
my
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: δεσμώτης (desmṓtēs)
(passively) a captive
Hebrew: ʼaççîyr
{bound, i.e. a captive}
Hebrew: chûwṭ
to string together, i.e. (figuratively) to repair
Greek: ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)
of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ὑπέχω (hypéchō)
to hold oneself under, i.e. endure with patience
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: chêçen
strength
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: βοήθεια (boḗtheia)
aid; specially, a rope or chain for frapping a vessel
Hebrew: ʻâzar
to surround, i.e. protect or aid
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Parallel theme
Mark 8:38
2 Timothy 4:5
2 Timothy 1:12
Ephesians 3:1
Luke 9:26
References God
Romans 1:16
2 Timothy 2:9
References Lord
Ephesians 4:1
2 Timothy 1:16
Witness
Revelation 12:11
Verse Explanation
Paul tells Timothy not to be ashamed of the testimony about Jesus or of Paul as a prisoner but to share in suffering for the gospel according to God's power, emphasizing courage and willingness to endure hardship.
History
c. AD 64–67: Paul was imprisoned in Rome, and persecution of Christians had increased during the reign of Nero (AD 54–68).