2 Timothy 1:12 (KJV)

Passage

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

2 Timothy 1:11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

2 Timothy 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 1:14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "suffer", "things", "nevertheless", "ashamed", "believed", "persuaded", and "able". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cause" and "suffer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Whereunto I am appointed a preacher and..." into verse 13's "Hold fast the form of sound words...", so "cause" and "suffer" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cause" and "suffer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.