<p>2:3 <em>Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus- </em>Paul tells Timothy to &ldquo;endure hardness&rdquo; and &ldquo;endure afflictions&rdquo; in the Gospel&rsquo;s work, and then goes on to use the same Greek word to describe how he himself &lsquo;suffered trouble&rsquo; in the same work (2 Tim. 2:3,9; 4:5). He sets himself up as a role model for Timothy, his child in the faith (:1). He seeks to draw a parallel between himself in a Roman prison, and Timothy doing his ministry in Ephesus.</p>