2 Timothy 4

¹I Testify before God and Jesus Christ who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his advent, and his Kingdom:

²Preach the word. Urge in season, out of season, reprove, beseech, rebuke, in all patience and doctrine.

³For there shall be a time when they will not bear sound doctrine: but according to their own desires they will heap to themselves masters, having itching ears,

⁴and from the truth certes they will avert their hearing, and to fables they will be converted.

⁵But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an Evangelist, fulfill thy ministry. Be sober.

⁶For I am even now to be sacrificed: and the time of my resolution is at hand.

⁷I have fought a good fight, I have consummate my course, I have kept the faith.

⁸Concerning the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice, which our Lord will render to me in that day, a just judge: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming.

⁹Make haste to come to me quickly.

¹⁰For Demas hath left me, loving this world, and is gone to Thessalonica: Crescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.

¹¹Luke only is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

¹²But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

¹³The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, coming bring with thee, and the books, especially the parchment.

¹⁴Alexander the Coppersmith hath shewed me much evil: our Lord will reward him according to his works:

¹⁵whom do thou also avoid, for he hath greatly resisted our words.

¹⁶In my first answer no man was with me, but all did forsake me: be it not imputed to them.

¹⁷But our Lord stood to me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching may be accomplished, and all Gentiles may hear: and I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

¹⁸Our Lord hath delivered me from all evil work: and will save me unto his heavenly Kingdom. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.

²⁰Erastus remained at Corinth. And Trophimus I left sick at Miletum.

²¹Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia, and all the brethren, salute thee.

²²Our Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.