2 Timothy 4:5–18

⁵But as for you, ^qalways be sober-minded, ^rendure suffering, do the work of ^san evangelist, ^tfulfill your ministry.

⁶For ^uI am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my ^vdeparture has come. ^7wI have fought the good fight, ^xI have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ⁸Henceforth there is ^ylaid up for me ^zthe crown of righteousness, which the Lord, ^athe righteous judge, will award to me on ^bthat day, and not only to me but also to all ^cwho have loved his appearing.

Personal Instructions

^9dDo your best to come to me soon. ¹⁰For ^eDemas, ^fin love with ^gthis present world, ^hhas deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia,^{2 i}Titus to Dalmatia. ^11hLuke alone is with me. Get ^jMark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. ^12kTychicus I have sent to Ephesus. ¹³When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments. ^14lAlexander the coppersmith did me great harm; ^mthe Lord will repay him according to his deeds. ¹⁵Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. ¹⁶At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. ⁿMay it not be charged against them! ¹⁷But ^othe Lord stood by me and ^pstrengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and ^qall the Gentiles might hear it. So ^rI was rescued ^sfrom the lion’s mouth. ¹⁸The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. ^tTo him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.