2 Timothy 1:10 (DBY)

Passage

but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings;

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:8 Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;

2 Timothy 1:9 who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to [his] own purpose and grace, which [was] given to us in Christ Jesus before [the] ages of time,

2 Timothy 1:10 but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings;

2 Timothy 1:11 to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of [the] nations.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "been", "manifest", "appearing", "saviour", "jesus", "christ", and "annulled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "been", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "who has saved us and has called..." into verse 11's "to which I have been appointed a...", so "light" and "been" 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 "light" and "been" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.