Berean Standard Bible

2 Timothy 4:1-11

1I chargeΔιαμαρτύρομαιDiamarturomaiG1263youin the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whoτοῦtouG3588willμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919thelivingζῶνταςzōntasG2198andκαὶkaiG2532thedeadνεκρούς,nekrousG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532in viewof HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588appearingἐπιφάνειανepiphaneianG2015andκαὶkaiG2532Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932:

2PreachκήρυξονkēruxonG2784theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056;be preparedἐπίστηθιepistēthiG2186in seasonεὐκαίρωςeukairōsG2122andout of seasonἀκαίρως,akairōsG171;reproveἔλεγξον,elegxonG1651,rebukeἐπιτίμησον,epitimēsonG2008, andencourageπαρακάλεσονparakalesonG3870withἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956form ofpatientμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115καὶkaiG2532instructionδιδαχῇ.didachēaG1322.

3ForγὰρgarG1063thetimeκαιρὸςkairosG2540will comeἔσταιestaiG1510whenὅτεhoteG3753men will not tolerateοὐκ ἀνέξονται,ouk anexontaiG3756 G430τῆςtēsG3588soundὑγιαινούσηςhugiainousēsG5198doctrineδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319,butἀλλὰallaG235with itchingκνηθόμενοιknēthomenoiG2833τὰςtasG3588earsἀκοήν·akoēnG189they will gather aroundἐπισωρεύσουσινepisōreusousinG2002themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438teachersδιδασκάλουςdidaskalousG1320to suitκατὰkataG2596theirτὴνtēnG3588ownἰδίαςidiasG2398desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939.

4SoκαὶkaiG2532they will turnἀποστρέψουσιν,apostrepsousinG654theirτῆςtēsG3588ears awayἀκοὴνakoēnG189fromἀπὸapoG575μὲνmenG3303theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andδὲdeG1161turn asideἐκτραπήσονται.¶ektrapēsontaiG1624toἐπὶepiG1909τοὺςtousG3588mythsμύθουςmuthousG3454.

5ButδὲdeG1161youΣὺSuG4771,be soberνῆφεnēpheG3525inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσιν,pasinG3956,endure hardshipκακοπάθησον,kakopathēsonG2553,doποίησονpoiēsonG4160theworkἔργονergonG2041of an evangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦ,euangelistouG2099,fulfillπληροφόρησον.¶plērophorēsonG4135yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248.

6ForγὰρgarG1063I amG1473alreadyἤδηēdēG2235being poured out like a drink offeringσπένδομαι,spendomaiG4689,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540ofτῆςtēsG3588myG1473departureἀναλύσεώςanaluseōsG359is at handἐφέστηκεν.ephestēkenG2186.

7I have foughtἠγώνισμαι,ēgōnismaiG75theτὸνtonG3588goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fightἀγῶναagōnaG73,I have finishedτετέλεκα,tetelekaG5055theτὸνtonG3588raceδρόμονdromonG1408,I have keptτετήρηκα·tetērēkaG5083theτὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102.

8From now onλοιπὸνloiponG3063there is laid upἀπόκειταίapokeitaiG606for meG1473theὁhoG3588crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735τῆςtēsG3588of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,whichὃνhonG3739theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,theτῇtēaG3588righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342Judgeκριτής·kritēsG2923,will awardἀποδώσειapodōseiG591to meG1473onἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565ὁhoG3588dayἡμέρᾳ,hēmeraG2250—andδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to meG1473,butἀλλὰ καὶalla kaiG235 G2532to allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoτοῖςtoisG3588craveἠγαπηκόσινēgapēkosinG25Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὴνtēnG3588appearingἐπιφάνειανepiphaneianG2015.

9Make every effortΣπούδασονSpoudasonG4704to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρόςprosG4314meG1473quicklyταχέως.tacheōsG5030,

10becauseγάρgarG1063DemasΔημᾶςDēmasG1214,in his love ofἀγαπήσαςagapēsasG25τὸνtonG3588thisνῦνnunG3568worldαἰῶναaiōnaG165,has desertedἐγκατέλιπενegkatelipenG1459meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532goneἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198toεἰςeisG1519ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκην·ThessalonikēnG2332.CrescensΚρήσκηςKrēskēsG2913has gonetoεἰςeisG1519GalatiaΓαλατίαν,GalatianG1053, andTitusΤίτοςTitosG5103toεἰςeisG1519DalmatiaΔαλματίαν·DalmatianG1149.

11OnlyμόνοςmonosG3441LukeΛουκᾶςLoukasG3065isἐστινestinG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473.GetἀναλαβὼνanalabōnG353MarkΜᾶρκονMarkonG3138andbringἄγεageG71himwithμετὰmetaG3326youG4572,becauseγάρgarG1063he isἔστινestinG1510usefulεὔχρηστοςeuchrēstosG2173to meG1473inεἰςeisG1519theministryδιακονίαν.diakonianG1248.

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