2 Timothy 1:12 (YLT)

Passage

for which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard--to that day.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:10 and was made manifest now through the manifestation of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who indeed did abolish death, and did enlighten life and immortality through the good news,

2 Timothy 1:11 to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,

2 Timothy 1:12 for which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard--to that day.

2 Timothy 1:13 The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

2 Timothy 1:14 the good thing committed guard thou through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in us;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "to which I was placed a preacher..." into verse 13's "The pattern hold thou of sound words...", so "cause" and "things" 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 "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.