Fame Through Opposition
H. O. Mackey. 2 Timothy 2:9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even to bonds; but the word of God is not bound. In 1834, there was a little book published by the Abbe de la Manuals, entitled, "The Words of a Believer," which began to make some noise because of its Republican sentiments. The reigning Pope, however, went out of his way to condemn it in an Encyclical letter, which gave it an additional popularity, caused it to be widely read, and translated into the principal European languages. (H. O. Mackey.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. WEB: in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God's word isn't chained.