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¹ I SOLEMNLY charge you before God, and our LORD Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead when his kingdom is come;² Preach the word; and stand by it zealously in season and out of season, rebuke, reprove, through all patience and teaching.³ For the time will come when men will not listen to sound doctrine; but they will add for themselves extra teachers according to their desires, being lured by enticing words;⁴ And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and they will turn to fables.⁵ But you must be awake to all things, endure hardships, do the work of a preacher, and fulfil your ministry.⁶ From henceforth I am ready to die, and the time of my departure is at hand.⁷ I have fought a good fight, I have finished my race, I have kept my faith:⁸ Henceforth there is preserved for me a crown of righteousness, which my LORD, the righteous judge, will give me at that day: and not to me only but also to all those who eagerly await his appearance.

⁹ Make every effort to come to me soon:¹⁰ For De''mas has forsaken me, having loved this world, and has gone to Thes-salo- ni''ca; Cres''cens to Ga-la''tia; Titus to Dalma''tia.¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you: for he is suitable to me for the ministry.¹² I have sent Tych''i-cus to Eph''e-sus.¹³ The book-carrier which I left at Tro''as with Car''pus, bring it with you when you come, and the books, especially the parchment scrolls.¹⁴ Alexander, the blacksmith, has done me much evil: our LORD reward him according to his works:¹⁵ You beware of him also; for he has greatly opposed our words.

¹⁶ When I first wrote you, there was no one with me, for all had forsaken me: Do not hold this against them.¹⁷ Nevertheless, my LORD stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.¹⁸ And my LORD shall deliver me from every evil work, and will give me life in his heavenly Kingdom: To him be glory, for ever and ever. Amen.¹⁹ Salute Pris-ca and A''qui-la, and their household, and On-e-siph''o-rus.²⁰ E-ras''tus has remained at Corinth: but I left Troph''i-mus sick at the city of Mi-le''tus.²¹ Make every effort to come before winter. Eu-bu''lus greets you, and Pu''dens and Li''nus, and Clau''di-a, and all the brethren.²² Our LORD Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with all of us. Amen.