2Timothy - Chapter 4 | American Standard Version

  • 1. I charge {cf15i thee} in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
  • 2. preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
  • 3. For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;
  • 4. and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
  • 5. But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
  • 6. For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come.
  • 7. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:
  • 8. henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.
  • 9. Give diligence to come shortly unto me:
  • 10. for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
  • 11. Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering.
  • 12. But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.
  • 13. The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments.
  • 14. Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:
  • 15. of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.
  • 16. At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.
  • 17. But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might me fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
  • 18. The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom {cf15i be} the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • 19. Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
  • 20. Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.
  • 21. Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
  • 22. The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.
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