New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Timothy 4:1-7

1I solemnlyG1263chargeG1263youin the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, who is tojudgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919the livingζῶνταςzōntasG2198and the deadνεκρούς,nekrousG3498, and by HisappearingἐπιφάνειανepiphaneianG2015and His kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932:

2preachκήρυξονkēruxonG2784the wordλόγον,logonG3056;be readyἐπίστηθιepistēthiG2186in seasonεὐκαίρωςeukairōsG2122andout of seasonἀκαίρως,akairōsG171;reproveἔλεγξον,elegxonG1651,rebukeἐπιτίμησον,epitimēsonG2008,exhortπαρακάλεσονparakalesonG3870, withgreatπάσῃpasēG3956patienceμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115and instructionδιδαχῇ.didachēaG1322.

3Forthe timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540will comeἔσταιestaiG1510whenὅτεhoteG3753they will not endureἀνέξονται,anexontaiG430soundὑγιαινούσηςhugiainousēsG5198doctrineδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319; but wantingto have their earsἀκοήν·akoēnG189tickledκνηθόμενοιknēthomenoiG2833,they will accumulateἐπισωρεύσουσινepisōreusousinG2002for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438teachersδιδασκάλουςdidaskalousG1320in accordanceκατὰkataG2596to their ownἰδίαςidiasG2398desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,

4andwill turnἀποστρέψουσιν,apostrepsousinG654awayG654their earsἀκοὴνakoēnG189from the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andwill turnG1624asideἐκτραπήσονται.¶ektrapēsontaiG1624to mythsμύθουςmuthousG3454.

5But you,be soberνῆφεnēpheG3525in allG3956thingsπᾶσιν,pasinG3956,endureG2553hardshipG2553,doποίησονpoiēsonG4160the workἔργονergonG2041of anevangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦ,euangelistouG2099,fulfillπληροφόρησον.¶plērophorēsonG4135yourministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248.

6For I am alreadyἤδηēdēG2235beingpouredσπένδομαι,spendomaiG4689out as a drinkG4689offeringG4689,and the timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540ofmy departureἀναλύσεώςanaluseōsG359has comeἐφέστηκεν.ephestēkenG2186.

7I have foughtἠγώνισμαι,ēgōnismaiG75the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fightἀγῶναagōnaG73,I have finishedτετέλεκα,tetelekaG5055the courseδρόμονdromonG1408,I have keptτετήρηκα·tetērēkaG5083the faithπίστινpistinG4102;

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