2 Timothy 1:10 (DRB)

Passage

But is now made manifest by the illumination of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath destroyed death and hath brought to light life and incorruption by the gospel.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but labour with the gospel, according to the power of God.

2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath delivered us and called us by his holy calling, not according to our own works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the world:

2 Timothy 1:10 But is now made manifest by the illumination of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath destroyed death and hath brought to light life and incorruption by the gospel.

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

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Who hath delivered us and called us..." into verse 11's "Wherein I am appointed a preacher and...", so "light" and "manifest" 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 "manifest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.