|
[1] I charge thee, before God, and our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who is to judge the living and the dead, at the manifestation of his kingdom,
[2] Proclaim the word; and persist [in it] with diligence, in time and out of time; admonish, and rebuke, with all patience and instructiveness.
[3] For the time will come, when they will not give ear to sound teaching; but, according to their lusts, will multiply to themselves teachers, in the itching of their hearing;
[4] and will turn away their ears from the truth, and incline after fables.
[5] But be thou vigilant in all things; and endure evils, and do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill thy ministry.
[6] But I am soon to be immolated; and the time of my dissolution hath come.
[7] I have fought a good combat, I have completed my race, I have preserved my fidelity;
[8] and henceforth there is preserved for me a crown of righteousness, with which my Lord, the righteous Judge, will recompense me in that day; and not me only, but them also who love his manifestation.
[9] Exert thyself to come to me quickly.
[10] For Demas hath left me; and hath loved this world and gone away to Thessalonica; Crispus to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
[11] Luke only is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is suitable for me, for ministration.
[12] And Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.
[13] And when thou comest, bring the bookcase, which I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books, but especially the roll of parchments.
[14] Alexander the coppersmith showed me many ills: our Lord will reward him according to his doings.
[15] And do thou also beware of him; for he is very insolent against our words.
[16] At my first defence, no one was with me, but they all forsook me. Let not this be reckoned to them.
[17] But my Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fulfilled; and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was rescued from the mouth of the lion.
[18] And my Lord will rescue me from every evil work; and will give me life in his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
[19] Present a salutation to Priscilla and Aquila, and to the household of Onesiphorus.
[20] Erastus hath stopped at Corinth; and Trophimus I left sick at the city of Miletus.
[21] Exert thyself to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
[22] Our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with thy spirit. Grace be with thee. Amen.
|