2 Timothy 1:12 (DRB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

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

2 Timothy 1:14 Keep the good thing committed to thy trust by the Holy Ghost who dwelleth in us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "suffer", "things", "ashamed", "believed", "certain", "able", and "keep". 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 "Wherein I am appointed a preacher and..." into verse 13's "Hold the form 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.