9. And because I tell that message, I am suffering. I am even bound with chains like someone who has really done wrong. But God’s message is not bound.
10. So I patiently accept all these troubles. I do this to help the people God has chosen so that they can have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus. With this salvation comes glory that never ends.
11. Here is a true statement: If we died with him, we will also live with him.
12. If we remain faithful even in suffering, we will also rule with him. If we refuse to say we know him, he will refuse to say he knows us.