King James Version › 2 Timothy › 4

2 Timothy

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

1 I charge thee there­fore be­fore God, and the Lord Je­sus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his ap­pear­ing and his king­dom; 2 Preach the word; be in­stant in sea­son, out of sea­son; re­prove, re­buke, ex­hort with all long­suf­fer­ing and doc­trine. 3 For the time will come when they will not en­dure sound doc­trine; but af­ter their own lusts shall they heap to them­selves teach­ers, hav­ing itch­ing ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fa­bles. 5 But watch thou in all things, en­dure af­flic­tions, do the work of an evan­ge­list, make full proof of thy min­istry. 6 For I am now ready to be of­fered, and the time of my de­par­ture is at hand. 7 I have fought a good fight, I have fin­ished my course, I have kept the faith: 8 Hence­forth there is laid up for me a crown of righ­teous­ness, which the Lord, the righ­teous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me on­ly, but unto all them also that love his ap­pear­ing. 9 Do thy dili­gence to come short­ly unto me: 10 For De­mas hath for­sak­en me, hav­ing loved this pre­sent world, and is de­part­ed unto Thes­sa­loni­ca; Crescens to Gala­tia, Ti­tus unto Dal­ma­tia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is prof­itable to me for the min­istry. 12 And Ty­chi­cus have I sent to Eph­esus. 13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Car­pus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but es­pe­cial­ly the parch­ments. 14 Alexan­der the cop­per­smith did me much evil: the Lord re­ward him ac­cord­ing to his works: 15 Of whom be thou ware al­so; for he hath great­ly with­stood our words. 16 At my first an­swer no man stood with me, but all men for­sook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 17 Notwith­stand­ing the Lord stood with me, and strength­ened me; that by me the preach­ing might be ful­ly known, and that all the Gen­tiles might hear: and I was de­liv­ered out of the mouth of the li­on. 18 And the Lord shall de­liv­er me from ev­ery evil work, and will pre­serve me unto his heav­en­ly king­dom: to whom be glo­ry for ever and ev­er. Amen. 19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house­hold of One­sipho­rus. 20 Eras­tus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Mile­tum sick. 21 Do thy dili­gence to come be­fore win­ter. Eu­bu­lus greeteth thee, and Pu­dens, and Li­nus, and Clau­dia, and all the brethren. 22 The Lord Je­sus Christ be with thy spir­it. Grace be with you. Amen.