From the Lectionary
Second Reading
2 Timothy 1:8b-10
Beloved: Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to his own design and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before time began, but now made manifest through the appearance of our savior Christ Jesus, who destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
Compare: New American Bible (1970)
[W]ith the strength which comes from God bear your share of
the hardship which the gospel entails. God has saved us and has called us to a
holy life, not because of any merit of ours but according to his own design—the
grace held out to us in Christ Jesus before the world began but now made manifest
through the appearance of our Savior. He has robbed death of its power and has
brought life and immortality into clear light through the gospel.
[W]ith me, bear the hardships for the sake of the Good News,
relying on the power of God who has saved us and called us to be holy—not because
of anything we ourselves have done but for his own purpose and by his own grace.
This grace had already been granted to us, in Christ Jesus, before the
beginning of time, but it has only been revealed by the Appearing of our saviour
Christ Jesus. He abolished death, and he has proclaimed life and immortality
through the Good News.
[T]ake your share of suffering for the sake of the Gospel,
in the strength that comes from God. It is he who brought us salvation and
called us to a dedicated life, not for any merit of ours but of its own purpose
and his own grace, which was granted to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity, but
has now at length been brought fully into view by the appearance on earth of
our Saviour Jesus Christ. For he has broken the power of death and brought life
and immortality to light through the Gospel.
[S]hare all the tribulations of the gospel message as God
gives thee strength. Has he not saved us, and called us to a vocation of
holiness? It was not because of anything we had done; we owe it to his own
design, to the grace lavished on us, long ages ago, in Christ Jesus.
Now it has come to light, since our Saviour Jesus Christ
came to enlighten us; now he has annulled death, now he has shed abroad the
rays of life and immortality, through that gospel [which I have been appointed
to herald, as an apostle and a teacher of the Gentiles].
[J]oin with me in suffering for the good news, through the
power of God. He saved us and called us to a consecrated life, not for anything
we had done, but of his own accord and out of the mercy which he bestowed upon
us ages ago through Christ Jesus, which has now been revealed through the
appearance of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has taken away the power of death and
brought life and immortality to light through the good news.
You will be ready to suffer with me for the Lord, for he
will give you strength in suffering. It is he who saved us and chose us for his
holy work not because we deserved it but because that was his plan long before
the world began—to show his love and kindness to us through Christ. And now he
has made all of this plain to us by the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ, who
broke the power of death and showed us the way of everlasting life through
trusting him.
[B]e thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel
according to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy
calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and
grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now
made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished
death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
Compare: Douay-Rheims Bible (1610)
[L]abour with the gospel, according to the power of God, Who
hath delivered us and called us by his holy calling, not according to our
works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ
Jesus before the times of the world. 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.
[Y]ou should utilize the strength that comes from God to
share in my hardships for the sake of the gospel.
God saved us and called us to a life of holiness, not
because of our works but according to his own purpose and the grace that has
been bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus from all eternity. That grace has now
been revealed by the appearance of our Savior Jesus Christ. He has
abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
[T]ake your share of suffering for the gospel in the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago, and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
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