2 Timothy

The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.

Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,