2 Timothy 4:5–18

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.