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[1] I witnesse bifore God and Crist Jhesu, that schal deme the quike and the deed, and bi the comyng of hym, and the kyngdom of hym,
[2] preche the word, be thou bisi couenabli with outen rest, repreue thou, biseche thou, blame thou in al pacience and doctryn.
[3] For tyme schal be, whanne men schulen not suffre hoolsum teching, but at her desiris thei schulen gadere `togidere to hem silf maistris yitchinge to the eeris.
[4] And treuli thei schulen turne awei the heryng fro treuthe, but to fablis thei schulen turne.
[5] But wake thou, in alle thingis traueile thou, do the werk of an euangelist, fulfille thi seruyce, be thou sobre.
[6] For Y am sacrifisid now, and the tyme of my departyng is nyy.
[7] Y haue stryuun a good strijf, Y haue endid the cours, Y haue kept the feith.
[8] In `the tothir tyme a coroun of riytwisnesse is kept to me, which the Lord, a iust domesman, schal yelde to me in that dai; and not oneli to me, but also to these that louen his comyng.
[9] Hyye thou to come to me soone. For Demas, louynge this world, hath forsakun me, and wente to Tessalonyk,
[10] Crescens in to Galathi, Tite in to Dalmacie;
[11] Luk aloone is with me. Take thou Mark, and brynge with thee; for he is profitable to me in to seruyce.
[12] Forsothe Y sente Titicus to Effesi.
[13] The cloth which Y lefte at Troade at Carpe, whanne thou comest, bringe with thee, and the bookis, but moost parchemyne.
[14] Alisaundre, the tresorer, schewide to me myche yuele; `the Lord schal yelde to hym aftir his werkis.
[15] Whom also thou eschewe; for he ayenstood ful greetli oure wordis.
[16] In my firste defence no man helpide me, but alle forsoken me; be it not arettid to hem.
[17] But the Lord helpide me, and coumfortide me, that the preching be fillid bi me, and that alle folkis here, that Y am delyueride fro the mouth of the lioun.
[18] And the Lord delyueride me fro al yuel werk, and schal make me saaf in to his heuenly kingdom, to whom be glorie in to worldis of worldis.
[19] Amen. Grete wel Prisca, and Aquila, and the hous of Oneseforus.
[20] Erastus lefte at Corynthi, and Y lefte Trofymus sijk at Mylete.
[21] Hiye thou to come bifore wyntir. Eubolus, and Prudent, and Lynus, and Claudia, and alle britheren, greten thee wel.
[22] Oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with thi spirit. The grace of God be with you. Amen.
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