^aI solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to ^bjudge the living and the dead, and by His ^cappearing and His kingdom: 2 preach ^athe word; be ready in season and out of season; ^breprove, rebuke, exhort, with ¹great ^cpatience and instruction. 3 For ^athe time will come when they will not endure ^bsound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and ^awill turn away their ears from the truth and ^bwill turn aside to myths. 5 But you, ^abe sober in all things, ^bendure hardship, do the work of an ^cevangelist, fulfill your ^dministry.

6 For I am already being ^apoured out as a drink offering, and the time of ^bmy departure has come. 7 ^aI have fought the good fight, I have finished ^bthe course, I have kept ^cthe faith; 8 in the future there ^ais laid up for me ^bthe crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on ^cthat day; and not only to me, but also to ^dall who have loved His ^eappearing.

9 ^aMake every effort to come to me soon; 10 for ^aDemas, having loved ^bthis present ¹world, has deserted me and gone to ^cThessalonica; Crescens has gone to ^2dGalatia, ^eTitus to Dalmatia. 11 ^aOnly ^bLuke is with me. Pick up ^cMark and bring him with you, ^dfor he is useful to me for service. 12 But ^aTychicus I have sent to ^bEphesus. 13 When you come bring the cloak which I left at ^aTroas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments. 14 ^aAlexander the coppersmith did me much harm; ^bthe Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 15 Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed our ¹teaching.

16 At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; ^amay it not be counted against them. 17 But the Lord stood with me and ^astrengthened me, so that through me ^bthe proclamation might ¹be ^cfully accomplished, and that all ^dthe Gentiles might hear; and I was ^erescued out of ^fthe lion’s mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will ^1abring me safely to His ^bheavenly kingdom; ^cto ²Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

19 Greet Prisca and ^aAquila, and ^bthe household of Onesiphorus. 20 ^aErastus remained at ^bCorinth, but ^cTrophimus I left sick at ^dMiletus. 21 ^aMake every effort to come before ^bwinter. Eubulus greets you, also Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren.

22 ^aThe Lord be with your spirit. ^bGrace be with you.

^aI solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to ^bjudge the living and the dead, and by His ^cappearing and His kingdom: 2 preach ^athe word; be ready in season and out of season; ^breprove, rebuke, exhort, with ¹great ^cpatience and teaching. 3 For ^athe time will come when they will not endure ^bsound doctrine, but wanting to have ¹their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and ^awill turn away their ears from the truth and ^bwill turn aside to myths.

5 But you, ^abe sober in all things, ^bendure hardship, do the work of an ^cevangelist, fulfill your ^dministry.

6 For I am already being ^apoured out as a drink offering, and the time of ^bmy departure has come. 7 ^aI have fought the good fight, I have finished ^bthe course, I have kept ^cthe faith. 8 In the future there ^ais laid up for me ^bthe crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on ^cthat day, and not only to me, but also to ^dall who have loved His ^eappearing.

9 ^aBe diligent to come to me soon, 10 for ^aDemas, having loved ^bthis present age, has deserted me and gone to ^cThessalonica; Crescens has gone to ^1dGalatia, ^eTitus to Dalmatia. 11 ^aOnly ^bLuke is with me. Pick up ^cMark and bring him with you, ^dfor he is useful to me for service. 12 But ^aTychicus I sent to ^bEphesus. 13 When you come bring the cloak which I left at ^aTroas with Carpus, and the scrolls, especially the parchments. 14 ^aAlexander the coppersmith showed me much harm; ^bthe Lord will award him according to his deeds. 15 Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed our words.

16 At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me. ^aMay it not be counted against them. 17 But the Lord stood with me and ^astrengthened me, so that through me ^bthe preaching might be ^cfulfilled, and that all ^dthe Gentiles might hear. And I was ^erescued out of ^fthe lion’s mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will ^asave me unto His ^bheavenly kingdom; ^cto ¹Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

19 Greet Prisca and ^aAquila, and ^bthe household of Onesiphorus. 20 ^aErastus remained at ^bCorinth, but ^cTrophimus I left sick at ^dMiletus. 21 ^aBe diligent to come before ^bwinter. Eubulus greets you, also Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers.

22 ^aThe Lord be with your spirit. ^bGrace be with ¹all of you.