The Gospel 1,2,3.

     Paul in 2 Timothy 2:8b-9 talks about his gospel. When I read the words, "my gospel", it struck me that Paul has written a gospel too. He tells in three parts what his gospel is. It is wrapped up in Timothy 2:9. Let me quote it for us, starting in 2:8- 9. "Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:  Wherein I suffer trouble (1), as an evil doer, even unto bonds(2); but the word of God is not bound (3)."  
      It seems to me Paul is telling Timothy what his gospel is. "According to my gospel, namely, Christ suffered evil, was numbered with the sinners, died and bound in grave clothes, but the "word" of God is not bound. Christ arose. Paul saw the unbounded nature of the word in the earth being free from even prison chains and death.
      Looking closer at the Greek we can see the connection Paul was making. Kokopatho according to Roberston means "suffer evil ". Many translate this "hardship". The first part of this word "koko" is translated first, evil. The second part has its root in Pascho. Yes this is the Greek word for Passover. We might relate to the English meaning of this word which is "pathos". This has a more obsolete meaning of suffering.  We might think of Christ's time during his crucifixion as "the passion", "the suffering". He bore the evil of this world for us. Without sin, without guilt, without crime he became a criminal for us. He was crucified between two "malefactors" as Luke calls them. The Greek for this word is, well lookie here, it is what Paul uses about himself, malefactor, a criminal, a kokourgous. The only other place this is found is in Luke. Luke refers to the two criminals crucified with Christ. In like manner Paul  sees himself both as "the chiefest of sinners" and suffering for Christ sake maybe even "filling up" of the sufferings of Christ (Col.1:24). But any event whether bond in chains or in death, the word of God has thrown off the grave clothes and is free. It is interesting to me that here Paul makes a link to the "word" as it is used in Acts and in John. It has taken on personifications. It is unbound and free. Also I believe a reference to the resurrection.
Now that is reading a lot into one verse. Maybe too much if that is possible.