2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; 1 such is my gospel, 2 2:9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment 3 as a criminal, but God’s message 4 is not imprisoned! 5 2:10 So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, 6 that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory. 7
1 tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).
2 tn Grk “according to my gospel.”
3 tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”
4 tn Or “word.”
5 tn Or “chained,” “bound.”
6 tn Grk “the elect.”
7 tn Grk “with eternal glory.”