2 Timothy 1:8

μὴ οὖν ἐπαισχυνθῇς. The exhortation is consequent on the assertion of the gift of the Spirit in 2 Timothy 1:7; as Bengel has it “victo timore, fugit pudor malus.”

τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ‘about our Lord’; cp. τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ (1 Corinthians 1:6). see on 1 Timothy 1:14 for the title.

τὸν δέσμιον αὐτοῦ. Cp. Ephesians 3:1 and Philemon 1:9 : ‘whom He has bound.’ This is not merely a suggestion to Timothy to hasten to Rome; but a general exhortation to courage in upholding St Paul’s teaching.

συνκακοπάθησον, ‘bravely endure your share of suffering’ in company with St Paul and all the martyrs of Christ. The word is only found in the Greek Bible here and at 2 Timothy 2:3.

τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, dat. commodi, ‘for the Gospel’s sake.’

κατὰ δύναμιν θεοῦ. To be taken with συνκακοπάθησον, ‘according to the power which God gives.’ It seems better to refer back to the δύναμις of 2 Timothy 1:7 (cp. 2 Corinthians 6:7) rather than forward to the power of God displayed in the process of salvation of 2 Timothy 1:9.