Bible Time

¹I SOLEMNLY charge you before God and our Lord Jesus Messiah, who will judge the quick and the dead when his kingdom is come, ²Preach the word; and stand by it zealously in season and out of season; rebuke, reprimand, through all patience and teaching. ³For the time will come when men will not listen to sound doctrine; but they will add for themselves extra teachers according to their desires, being lured by enticing words; ⁴And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and they will turn to fables. ⁵But you must be awake to all things, endure hardships, do the work of a preacher, and fulfill your ministry. ⁶From now on I am ready to die, and the time of my departure is at hand. ⁷I have fought a good fight, I have finished my race, I have kept my faith: ⁸From now on there is preserved for me a crown of righteousness, which my Lord, the righteous judge, will give me at that day; and not to me only but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

⁹Make every effort to come to me soon; ¹⁰For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crespos to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. ¹¹Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you; for he is useful to me for the ministry. ¹²I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. ¹³The book-carrier which I left at Troas with Carpus, bring it with you when you come, and the books, especially the parchment scrolls. ¹⁴Alexander, the blacksmith, has done me great evil; our Lord reward him according to his works; ¹⁵You also beware of him; for he has greatly opposed our words.

¹⁶When I first wrote you, there was no one with me, for all had forsaken me; do not hold this against them. ¹⁷Nevertheless, my Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fulfilled and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. ¹⁸And my Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will give me life in his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen. ¹⁹Salute Priscilla and Aquila and their household, and Onesiphorus. ²⁰Erastus has remained at Corinth; but I left Trophimus sick at the city of Miletus. ²¹Make every effort to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers. ²²Our Lord Jesus Messiah be with your spirit. Grace be with all of us. Amen.