1: I charge [thee] in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2: preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 3: For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; 4: and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables. 5: But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. 6: For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. 7: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: 8: henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing. 9: Give diligence to come shortly unto me: 10: for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11: Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering. 12: But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus. 13: The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments. 14: Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works: 15: of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words. 16: At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account. 17: But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might me fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 18: The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] the glory forever and ever. Amen. 19: Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus. 20: Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick. 21: Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. 22: The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.
