Nothing to Hold By
Anon. 2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed… An infidel was dying, and his infidelity beginning to give way, was rallied by. his friends, who surrounded his dying bed. "Hold out," they all cried, "don't give way." "Ah!" said the dying man, "I would hold out if I had anything to hold by, but what have I?" (Anon.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. WEB: For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.