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2 Timothy 2:9
In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.
2 Timothy 2:9 · Bible in Basic English
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2 Timothy 2:9 in other translations
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.
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In context
6 It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
7 Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.
8 Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness:
9 In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.
10 But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 This is a true saying: If we undergo death with him, then will we be living with him:
12 If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:
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