| 8 | Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descended from David, as preached in my gospel, |
| 9 | the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. |
| 10 | Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory. |
| 11 | The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we shall also live with him; |
| 12 | if we endure, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; |
| 13 | if we are faithless, he remains faithful -- for he cannot deny himself. |