1 - I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming and his kingdom:
2 - Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine.
3 - For 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:
4 - And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.
5 - But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. Be sober.
6 - For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand.
7 - I have fought a good fight: I have finished my course: I have kept the faith.
8 - As 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.
9 - For Demas hath left me, loving this world, and is gone to Thessalonica:
10 - Crescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.
11 - Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12 - But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.
13 - The cloak that I left at Troas, with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee: and the books, especially the parchments.
14 - Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works:
15 - Whom do thou also avoid: for he hath greatly withstood our words.
16 - At my first answer, no man stood with me: but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge!
17 - But 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.
18 - The 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.
19 - Salute Prisca, and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.
20 - Erastus remained at Corinth. And Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.
21 - Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren, salute thee.
22 - The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
