1 hch. 2:14; 1 Tim. 5:21; 6:13 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus,iSee Acts 10:42 who is to judge the living and the dead, and byjver. 8; See 2 Thess. 2:8 his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season;k1 Tim. 5:20; Titus 1:13; 2:15 reprove, rebuke, andl1 Tim. 4:13 exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 mch. 3:1 For the time is coming when people will not endurenSee 1 Tim. 1:10 sound1Or healthy teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 andoSee 1 Tim. 6:20 will turn away from listening to the truth andpSee 1 Tim. 1; 4, 6 wander off into myths. 5 As for you,q1 Pet. 1:13 always be sober-minded,rch. 1:8; 2:3, 9 endure suffering, do the work ofsActs 21:8; Eph. 4:11 an evangelist,tCol. 4:17 fulfill your ministry.
6 ForuPhil. 2:17 I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of myvPhil. 1:23; [2 Pet. 1:14] departure has come. 7 wSee 1 Tim. 6:12 I have fought the good fight,xActs 20:24 I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there isyCol. 1:5; 1 Pet. 1:4 laid up for mezSee James 1:12 the crown of righteousness, which the Lord,aPs. 7:11 the righteous judge, will award to me onbch. 1:12 that Day, and not only to me but also to allc[Rev. 22:20] who have loved his appearing.
9 dch. 1:4 Do your best to come to me soon. 10 ForeCol. 4:14; Philem. 24 Demas,fSee 1 John 2:15 in love withg1 Tim. 6:17; Titus 2:12 this present world,h[ch. 1:15] has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia,i[Titus 3:12] Titus to Dalmatia. 11 h[See ver. 10 above] Luke alone is with me. GetjSee Acts 12:12 Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. 12 kActs 20:4; Eph. 6:21; Col. 4:7; Titus 3:12 Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. 13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments. 14 lSee 1 Tim. 1:20 Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm;mPs. 62:12; Prov. 24:12; [Neh. 6:14; 13:29; Ps. 28:4; Rev. 18:6] the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 15 Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. 16 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me.n[Acts 7:60] May it not be charged against them! 17 ButoActs 23:11; 27:23; [Matt. 10:19] the Lord stood by me andpSee 1 Tim. 1:12 strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed andqSee Acts 9:15 all the Gentiles might hear it. Sorch. 3:11 I was rescuedsPs. 22:21; [1 Sam. 17:37] from the lion's mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom.tSee Rom. 11:36 To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
19 GreetuSee Acts 18:2 Prisca and Aquila, andvch. 1:16 the household of Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus remained at Corinth, and I leftwActs 20:4; 21:29 Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus. 21 xver. 9 Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers.
22 The Lord beyGal. 6:18; Philem. 25 with your spirit.zSee Col. 4:18 Grace be with you.