aI solemnly charge
you in the presence
of God
and of Christ
Jesus
, who is to bjudge
the living
and the dead
, and by His cappearing
and His kingdom
:
preach athe word
; be ready
in season
and out of season
; breprove
, rebuke
, exhort
, with 1great
cpatience
and instruction
.
For athe time will come
when
they will not endure
bsound
doctrine
; but wanting to have their ears
tickled
, they will accumulate
for themselves
teachers
in accordance
to their own
desires
,
and awill turn away
their ears
from the truth
and bwill turn
aside
to myths
.
But you, abe sober in all
things
, bendure
hardship
, do
the work
of an cevangelist
, fulfill
your dministry
.
For I am already being apoured
out as a drink
offering
, and the time
of bmy departure
has come
.
aI have fought the good
fight
, I have finished
bthe course
, I have kept
cthe faith
;
in the future there ais laid
up for me bthe crown
of righteousness
, which
the Lord
, the righteous
Judge
, will award
to me on cthat day
; and not only
to me, but also
to dall
who have loved
His eappearing
.
aMake every
effort
to come
to me soon
;
for aDemas, having loved
bthis
present
1world
, has deserted
me and gone
to cThessalonica
; Crescens
has gone to 2 dGalatia
, eTitus
to Dalmatia
.
aOnly bLuke
is with me. Pick
up cMark
and bring
him with you, dfor he is useful
to me for service
.
But aTychicus I have sent
to bEphesus
.
When you come bring
the cloak
which
I left
at aTroas
with Carpus
, and the books
, especially
the parchments
.
aAlexander the coppersmith
did
me much
harm
; bthe Lord
will repay
him according
to his deeds
.
Be on guard against him yourself
, for he vigorously
opposed
our 1teaching
.
At my first defense
no
one
supported
me, but all
deserted
me; amay it not be counted
against them.
But the Lord stood
with me and astrengthened
me, so
that through
me bthe proclamation
might 1be cfully
accomplished
, and that all
dthe Gentiles
might hear
; and I was erescued
out of fthe lion's
mouth
.
The Lord will rescue
me from every
evil
deed
, and will 1 abring
me safely
to His bheavenly
kingdom
; cto 2Him be the glory
forever
and ever
. Amen
.
Greet Prisca
and aAquila
, and bthe household
of Onesiphorus
.
aErastus remained
at bCorinth
, but cTrophimus
I left
sick
at dMiletus
.
aMake every
effort
to come
before
bwinter
. Eubulus
greets
you, also
Pudens
and Linus
and Claudia
and all
the brethren
.
aThe Lord be with your spirit
. bGrace
be with you.