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¹ I charge [you] in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:² preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.³ For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own desires;⁴ and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.⁵ But be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your service.⁶ For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.⁷ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:⁸ from now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all those that have loved his appearing.

⁹ Be diligent to come shortly to me:¹⁰ for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you; for he is useful to me in [my] service.¹² But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.¹³ The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, bring when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.¹⁴ Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:¹⁵ of whom you also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.

¹⁶ At my first defense no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.¹⁸ The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me to his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] the glory forever and ever. Amen.¹⁹ Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.²⁰ Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.²¹ Be diligent to come before winter. Eubulus salutes you, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brothers.²² The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.