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