11. I was appointed to announce the good news. I was appointed to be an apostle and a teacher.
12. That's why I'm suffering the way I am. But I'm not ashamed. I know the One I have believed in. I am sure he is able to take care of what I have given him. I can trust him with it until the day he returns as judge.
13. Follow what you heard from me as the pattern of true teaching. Follow it with faith and love because you belong to Christ Jesus.
14. Guard the truth of the good news that you were trusted with. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.