'I charge1youin the presence2of God4and5of Christ6Jesus,7who is9to judge10the living11and12the dead,13and14byhis17appearing16and18his21kingdom:20 preach1the2word;3be ready4in season5andout of season;6reprove,7rebuke,8andexhort,9with10complete11patience12and13teaching.14 For2the time3is coming1when4people will9not8endure9sound6teaching,7but10having itching18ears20they will accumulate16for themselves15teachers17to suit11their own13passions,14 and1will turn away8from2[listening]7to the4truth5and10wander off13into9myths.12 As2foryou,1always5be sober-minded,3endure suffering,6do8the work7of an evangelist,9fulfill13your12ministry.11 For2I1am4already3being poured out as a drink offering,4and5the6time7of9my10departure9has come.11 I have fought4the1good2fight,3I have finished7the5race,6I have kept10the8faith.9 Henceforth1there is laid up2for me3the4crown7of righteousness,6which8the11Lord,12the17righteous18judge,19will award9to me10on13that14Day,16and22not20only21to me23but24also25to all26who have loved28his31appearing.30 Do your best1to come2to3me4soon.5 For2Demas,1in love with5this6present7world,8deserted4me3and9gone10to11Thessalonica.12Crescens13has goneto14Galatia,15Titus16to17Dalmatia.18 Luke1alone3is2with4me.5Get7Mark6andbring8himwith9you,10for12he is11very useful14to me13for15ministry.16 Tychicus1I have sent3to4Ephesus.5 When [you] come,9bring10the1cloak2that3I left4with7Carpus8at5Troas,6also11the12books,13andabove all14the15parchments.16 Alexander1the2coppersmith3did7me5great4harm;6the10Lord11will repay8him9according to12his15deeds.14 Beware4of him1yourself,3for6he7strongly5opposed7our9message.10 At1my4first3defense5no one6came to stand by8me,7but9all10deserted12me.11May15itnot13be charged against15them!14 But2the1Lord3stood by5me4and6strengthened7me,8so that9through10me11the12message13might be fully proclaimed14and15all17the18Gentiles19might hear16it.So20I was rescued21from22the lion’s24mouth.23 The3Lord4will rescue1me2from5every6evil8deed7and9bring [me] safely10into11his14heavenly16kingdom.13To him17bethe18glory19forever2022andever.24Amen.25 Greet1Prisca2and3Aquila,4and5the6household8of Onesiphorus.7 Erastus1remained2at3Corinth,4and6I left7Trophimus,5who was ill,10at8Miletus.9 Do your best1to come4before2winter.3Eubulus7sends greetings5to you,6as8doPudens9and10Linus11and12Claudia13and14all17the15brothers.16 The1Lord2bewith3your6spirit.5Grace8bewith9you.10