2 Timothy 1:12

1:12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do.¹ But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set² and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me³ until that day.⁴

Acts 26:26

26:26 For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking freely⁵ to him,⁶ because I cannot believe⁷ that any of these things has escaped his notice,⁸ for this was not done in a corner.⁹

Romans 4:21

4:21 He was¹⁰ fully convinced that what God¹¹ promised he was also able to do.

Romans 8:38

8:38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers,¹² nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,

Romans 14:5

14:5 One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike.¹³ Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.

Romans 14:14

14:14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.

Romans 15:14

Paul’s Motivation for Writing the Letter

15:14 But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters,¹⁴ that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

Hebrews 6:9

6:9 But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

Hebrews 11:13

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised,¹⁵ but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners¹⁶ on the earth.

¹tn Grk “suffer these things.”

²tn Or “in whom I have believed.”

³sn What has been entrusted to me (Grk “my entrustment,” meaning either (1) “what I have entrusted to him” [his life, destiny, etc.] or (2) “what he has entrusted to me” [the truth of the gospel]). The parallel with v. 14 and use of similar words in the pastorals (1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:2) argue for the latter sense.

⁴sn That day is a reference to the day when Paul would stand before Christ to give account for his service (cf. 2 Tim 1:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).

⁵tn BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1 states, “speak freely, openly, fearlessly…likew. in the ptc. w. a verb of saying foll.…παρρησιασάμενοι εἶπαν 13:46. – 26:26.” This could refer to boldness in speaking here.

⁶tn Grk “to whom I am speaking freely.” The relative pronoun (“whom”) was replaced by the personal pronoun (“him”) to simplify the translation.

⁷tn Grk “I cannot convince myself.” BDAG 792 s.v. πείθω 3.a states, “οὐ πείθομαι w. acc. and inf. I cannot believe Ac 26:26” (see also BDAG 586 s.v. λανθάνω).

⁸tn BDAG 586 s.v. λανθάνω states, “λανθάνειν αὐτὸν τούτων οὐ πείθομαι οὐθέν I cannot bring myself to believe that any of these things has escaped his notice Ac 26:26.”

⁹tn This term refers to a hidden corner (BDAG 209 s.v. γωνία). Paul’s point is that these events to which he refers were not done in a secret, hidden place, tucked away outside of view. They were done in public for all the world to see.

¹⁰tn Grk “and being.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

¹¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹²tn BDAG 138 s.v. ἀρχή 6 takes this term as a reference to angelic or transcendent powers (as opposed to merely human rulers). To clarify this, the adjective “heavenly” has been supplied in the translation. Some interpreters see this as a reference to fallen angels or demonic powers, and this view is reflected in some recent translations (NIV, NLT).

¹³tn Grk “For one judges day from day, and one judges all days.”

¹⁴tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

¹⁵tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

¹⁶tn Or “sojourners.”