2 Timothy 4

¹I solemnly charge you therefore, I myself, before God and the Lord Christ Jesus, who is about to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

²Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; convict, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and teaching.

³For there will be a time when they will not endure the sound teaching, but according to their own desires they will heap up for themselves teachers, having itching ears;

⁴and they will turn their hearing away from the truth, and will turn aside to myths.

⁵But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.

⁶For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.

⁷I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith;

⁸Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

⁹Be diligent to come to me soon.

¹⁰For Demas, having loved the present age, deserted me and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia;

¹¹Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.

¹²And I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

¹³The cloak that I left in Troas with Carpus, bring when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.

¹⁴Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

¹⁵Beware of him yourself, for he greatly opposed our message.

¹⁶At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me; may it not be charged against them!

¹⁷But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished and all the Gentiles might hear it; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

¹⁸And the Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom; to whom be the glory unto the ages of the ages, Amen.

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

²⁰Erastus remained in Corinth; but Trophimus I left in Miletus, ailing.

²¹Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers.

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