¹I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom, ²proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine. ³For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear; ⁴and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables. ⁵But thou, be sober in all things, bear evils, do the work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry. ⁶For I am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come. ⁷I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ⁸Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.

⁹Use diligence to come to me quickly; ¹⁰for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. ¹¹Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thyself, for he is serviceable to me for ministry. ¹²But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. ¹³The cloak which I left behind me in Troas at Carpus’s, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments. ¹⁴Alexander the smith did many evil things against me. The Lord will render to him according to his works. ¹⁵Against whom be thou also on thy guard, for he has greatly withstood our words.

¹⁶At my first defence no man stood with me, but all deserted me. May it not be imputed to them. ¹⁷But the Lord stood with me, and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all those of the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion’s mouth. ¹⁸The Lord shall deliver me from every wicked work, and shall preserve me for his heavenly kingdom; to whom be glory for the ages of ages. Amen. ¹⁹Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus. ²⁰Erastus remained in Corinth, but Trophimus I left behind in Miletus sick. ²¹Use diligence to come before winter. Eubulus salutes thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and the brethren all. ²²The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

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