2 Timothy 4

^aI charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, ^bwho shall judge the quick and the dead at ^chis appearing and his kingdom; ²preach the word; be instant ^din season, ^eout of season; ^freprove, ^grebuke, ^hexhort with all ⁱlongsuffering and doctrine. ³For ^jthe time will come when they will not ^kendure ^lsound doctrine; but ^mafter their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; ⁴and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and ⁿshall be turned unto ^ofables. ⁵But ^pwatch thou in all things, ^qendure afflictions, do the work of ^ran evangelist, ^smake full proof of thy ministry. ⁶For I am now ^tready to be offered, and the time of my ^udeparture is at hand. ^7vI have fought a good fight, I have ^wfinished my course, I have kept the faith: ^8xhenceforth there ^yis laid up for me ^za crown of righteousness, which the Lord, ^zzthe righteous judge, shall give me at ^athat day: and not to me only, but unto all ^aathem also that love ^bhis appearing.

^9cDo thy diligence to come shortly unto me: ¹⁰for ^dDemas hath forsaken me, ^ehaving loved ^fthis present world, and is departed unto ^gThessalonica; Crescens to ^hGalatia, ⁱTitus unto Dalmatia. ^11kOnly ^dLuke is with me. Take ^lMark, and bring him with thee: for he is ^mprofitable to me for the ministry. ¹²And ⁿTychicus have I sent to ^oEphesus. ¹³The cloke that I left at ^pTroas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. ^14qAlexander ^rthe coppersmith did me much evil: ^sthe Lord reward him according to his works: ¹⁵of whom ^tbe thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. ¹⁶At my first ^uanswer no man stood with me, ^kbut all men forsook me: I pray God ^vthat it may not be laid to their charge. ¹⁷Notwithstanding ^wthe Lord stood with me, and ^xstrengthened me; ^ythat by me the preaching might be ^zfully known, and that ^aall the Gentiles might hear: and I ^bwas delivered ^cout of the mouth of the lion. ¹⁸And ^dthe Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: ^eto whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹Salute ^fPrisca and ^fAquila, and ^gthe household of Onesiphorus. ^20hErastus abode at ⁱCorinth: but ^kTrophimus have I left at ^lMiletum sick. ^21mDo thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. ²²ⁿThe Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. ^oGrace be with you. Amen.

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