2 Timothy 4

Chapter 4

I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming and his kingdom:

²Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine.

³For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears:

⁴And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.

⁵But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. Be sober.

⁶For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand.

⁷I have fought a good fight: I have finished my course: I have kept the faith.

⁸As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice which the Lord the just judge will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming. Make haste to come to me quickly.

⁹For Demas hath left me, loving this world, and is gone to Thessalonica:

¹⁰Crescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.

¹¹Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

¹²But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

¹³The cloak that I left at Troas, with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee: and the books, especially the parchments.

¹⁴Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works:

¹⁵Whom do thou also avoid: for he hath greatly withstood our words.

¹⁶At my first answer, no man stood with me: but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge!

¹⁷But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching may be accomplished and that all the Gentiles may hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

¹⁸The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹Salute Prisca, and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.

²⁰Erastus remained at Corinth. And Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.

²¹Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren, salute thee.

²²The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.