2 Timotius 2:8-9

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 

[2:8]  ¹ tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

[2:8]  ² tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

[2:9]  ³ tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”

[2:9]  ⁴ tn Or “word.”

[2:9]  ⁵ tn Or “chained,” “bound.”