2 Timothy 4

1I chargeG1263 you in the presenceG1799 of GodG2316 andG2532 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424, whoG3588 willG3195 judgeG2919 the livingG2198 andG2532 the deadG3498, andG2532 in view of HisG846 appearingG2015 andG2532 HisG846 kingdomG932: 2PreachG2784 theG3588 wordG3056; be preparedG2186 in seasonG2122 and out of seasonG171; reproveG1651, rebukeG2008, and encourageG3870 withG1722 everyG3956 form of patientG3115 instructionG1322.

3ForG1063 the timeG2540 will comeG1510 whenG3753 men will not tolerateG3756G430 soundG5198 doctrineG1319, butG235 with itchingG2833 earsG189 they will gather aroundG2002 themselvesG1438 teachersG1320 to suitG2596 their ownG2398 desiresG1939. 4So they will turnG654 their ears awayG189 fromG575 theG3588 truthG225 andG1161 turn asideG1624 toG1909 mythsG3454.

5ButG1161 youG4771, be soberG3525 inG1722 all thingsG3956, endure hardshipG2553, doG4160 the workG2041 of an evangelistG2099, fulfillG4135 yourG4771 ministryG1248. 6ForG1063 I amG1473 alreadyG2235 being poured out like a drink offeringG4689, andG2532 theG3588 timeG2540 ofG3588 myG1473 departureG359 is at handG2186. 7I have foughtG75 theG3588 goodG2570 fightG73, I have finishedG5055 theG3588 raceG1408, I have keptG5083 theG3588 faithG4102. 8From now onG3063 there is laid upG606 for meG1473 theG3588 crownG4735 of righteousnessG1343, whichG3739 theG3588 LordG2962, theG3588 righteousG1342 JudgeG2923, will awardG591 to meG1473 onG1722 thatG1565 dayG2250—andG1161 notG3756 onlyG3440 to meG1473, butG235G2532 to allG3956 whoG3588 craveG25 HisG846 appearingG2015.

Personal Concerns

9Make every effortG4704 to comeG2064 toG4314 meG1473 quicklyG5030, 10becauseG1063 DemasG1214, in his love ofG25 thisG3568 world, has desertedG1459 meG1473 andG2532 goneG4198 toG1519 ThessalonicaG2332. CrescensG2913 has gone toG1519 GalatiaG1053, and TitusG5103 toG1519 DalmatiaG1149. 11OnlyG3441 LukeG3065 isG1510 withG3326 meG1473. GetG353 MarkG3138 and bringG71 him withG3326 youG4572, becauseG1063 he isG1510 usefulG2173 to meG1473 inG1519 the ministryG1248. 12TychicusG5190, howeverG1161, I have sentG649 toG1519 EphesusG2181. 13When you comeG2064, bringG5342 theG3588 cloakG5341 thatG3739 I leftG620 withG3844 CarpusG2591 atG1722 TroasG5174, andG2532 my scrollsG975, especiallyG3122 theG3588 parchmentsG3200.

14AlexanderG223 theG3588 coppersmithG5471 didG1731 greatG4183 harmG2556 to meG1473. TheG3588 LordG2962 will repayG591 himG846 according toG2596 hisG846 deedsG2041. 15YouG4771 tooG2532 should beware ofG5442 him, forG1063 he has vigorously opposedG3029G436 ourG2251 messageG3056.

The Lord Remains Faithful

16AtG1722 myG1473 firstG4413 defenseG627, no oneG3762 stood withG3854 meG1473, butG235 everyoneG3956 desertedG1459 meG1473. May it not be chargedG3361G3049 against themG846. 17ButG1161 theG3588 LordG2962 stood byG3936 meG1473 andG2532 strengthenedG1743 meG1473, so thatG2443 throughG1223 meG1473 theG3588 messageG2782 would be fully proclaimedG4135, andG2532 allG3956 theG3588 GentilesG1484 would hearG191 it. So I was deliveredG4506 fromG1537 the mouthG4750 of the lionG3023. 18And theG3588 LordG2962 will rescueG4506 meG1473 fromG575 everyG3956 evilG4190 actionG2041 andG2532 bring me safelyG4982 intoG1519 HisG846 heavenlyG2032 kingdomG932. To HimG3739 be theG3588 gloryG1391 foreverG1519G3588G165 and everG165. AmenG281.

Final Greetings

(Ephesians 6:21–24; Philippians 4:21–23)

19GreetG782 PriscaG42511 andG2532 AquilaG207, as well asG2532 theG3588 householdG3624 of OnesiphorusG3683.

20ErastusG2037 has remainedG3306 atG1722 CorinthG2882, andG1161 TrophimusG5161 I leftG620 sickG770 inG1722 MiletusG3399.

21Make every effortG4704 to comeG2064 to me beforeG4253 winterG5494.

EubulusG2103 sends you greetingsG782G4771, as doG2532 PudensG4227, LinusG3044, ClaudiaG2803, andG2532 allG3956 theG3588 brothersG80.

22TheG3588 LordG2962 be withG3326 yourG4771 spiritG4151. GraceG5485 be withG3326 you allG4771.2