2 Timothy 1:12 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:10 but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

2 Timothy 1:11 whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher.

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

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

2 Timothy 1:14 That good thing which was committed unto [thee] guard through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "suffer", "things", "ashamed", "believed", "persuaded", "able", and "guard". 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 was appointed a preacher and..." into verse 13's "Hold the pattern of sound words which...", 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.