From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel,

He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds.

So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God’s power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.

For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.