2 Timothy 1:12

Paul suffered imprisonment and the discomforts associated with it because he preached the gospel. Nevertheless, he was not ashamed of the gospel or of himself (cf. Romans 1:16). His confidence lay in the person of God. He believed that God is faithful. God would protect something that Paul had placed with God for His protection and preserve that until the day he would see Christ face to face at the Rapture or death (cf. 2 Timothy 1:18; 1 Corinthians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 5:9-10). The "deposit" (2 Timothy 1:14) in view may refer to the truth of the gospel (cf. 2 Timothy 1:14; 2 Timothy 2:2; 1 Timothy 6:20). [Note: Guthrie, p. 132.] Probably it refers to Paul’s life, including his work. [Note: Fee, p. 232.] Another less likely view is that it refers to the faith entrusted to Paul that he would figuratively hand back to God when he saw Him. [Note: Kelly, p. 166.] Paul used the "deposit" in this last sense in 2 Timothy 1:14 and in 1 Timothy 6:20.