2 Timothy 3:14–4:5

¹⁴But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; ¹⁵and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: ¹⁷that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

4I 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: ²preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. ³For 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; ⁴and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables. ⁵But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.