1I
charge thee therefore
before God,
and the Lord
Jesus
Christ, who
shall judge
the quick
and the dead
at his
appearing
and his
kingdom;
2Preach
the word; be
instant in
season, out
of season;
reprove,
rebuke,
exhort with
all
longsuffering
and
doctrine.
3For
the time
will come
when they
will not
endure sound
doctrine;
but after
their own
lusts shall
they heap to
themselves
teachers,
having
itching
ears;
4And
they shall
turn away their ears
from the
truth, and
shall be
turned unto
fables.
5But
watch thou
in all
things,
endure
afflictions,
do the work
of an
evangelist,
make full
proof of thy
ministry.
6For
I am now
ready to be
offered, and
the time of
my departure
is at hand.
7I
have fought
a good
fight, I
have
finished my course,
I have kept
the faith:
8Henceforth
there is
laid up for
me a crown
of
righteousness,
which the
Lord, the
righteous
judge, shall
give me at
that day:
and not to
me only, but
unto all
them also
that love
his
appearing.
9Do
thy
diligence to
come shortly
unto me:
10For
Demas hath
forsaken me,
having loved
this present
world, and
is departed
unto
Thessalonica;
Crescens to
Galatia,
Titus unto
Dalmatia.
11Only
Luke is with
me. Take
Mark, and
bring him
with thee:
for he is
profitable
to me for
the
ministry.
12And
Tychicus
have I sent
to Ephesus.
13The
cloke that I
left at
Troas with
Carpus, when
thou comest,
bring with
thee,
and the
books, but especially
the
parchments.
14Alexander
the
coppersmith
did me much
evil: the
Lord reward
him
according to
his works:
15Of
whom be thou
ware also;
for he hath
greatly
withstood
our words.
16At
my first
answer no
man stood
with me, but
all men forsook
me: I
pray God that
it may not
be laid to
their
charge.
17Notwithstanding
the Lord
stood with
me, and
strengthened
me; that by
me the
preaching
might be
fully known,
and that all
the Gentiles
might hear:
and I was
delivered
out of the
mouth of the
lion.
18And
the Lord
shall
deliver me
from every
evil work,
and will
preserve me unto
his heavenly
kingdom: to
whom be glory
for ever and
ever. Amen.
19Salute
Prisca and
Aquila, and
the
household of
Onesiphorus.
20Erastus
abode at
Corinth: but
Trophimus
have I left
at Miletum
sick.
21Do
thy
diligence to
come before
winter.
Eubulus
greeteth
thee, and
Pudens, and
Linus, and
Claudia, and
all the
brethren.
22The
Lord Jesus
Christ be with
thy spirit.
Grace be with
you. Amen. (The
second epistle unto
Timotheus,
ordained the
first bishop
of the
church of
the
Ephesians,
was written
from Rome,
when Paul
was brought
before Nero
the second
time.)
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