1 I earnestly testify before God and Christ Jesus, the [One] being about to judge [the] living and [the] dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: VP
2 Preach the word; be ready in season [and] out of season; convict, rebuke, exhort, in all patience and teaching. VP
3 For there will be a season when they will not bear with sound teaching, but according to [their] own passions, having an itching ear, they will heap up teachers to themselves, VP
4 and indeed they will turn away from hearing the truth, and they will be turned aside to myths. VP
5 But you, be sober in all things, suffer hardships, do [the] work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry. VP
6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. VP
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. VP
8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all those loving His appearing. VP
9 Be diligent to come to me quickly, VP
10 for Demas deserted me, having loved the present age, and he went to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, [and] Titus to Dalmatia. VP
11 Luke alone is with me. Having taken Mark, bring [him] with you, for he is useful to me for [the] ministry. VP
12 But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus. VP
13 [Upon] coming, bring the cloak that I left in Troas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments. VP
14 Alexander the coppersmith did much harm to me. The Lord will repay to him according to his works, VP
15 of whom you also beware, for exceedingly he opposed our word. VP
16 In my first defense, no one came beside me, but all deserted me. May it not be reckoned to them! VP
17 But the Lord stood by me and empowered me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully carried out, and all the Gentiles might hear. And I was delivered out of [the] mouth of [the] lion. VP
18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will bring [me] safely into His heavenly kingdom, to whom [is] the glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen. VP
19 Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus. VP
20 Erastus remained in Corinth, but Trophimus I left being sick in Miletus. VP
21 Be diligent to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brothers. VP
22 The Lord [be] with your spirit. Grace [be] with you⁺ all. VP