¶ I charge¹ thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who³ shall judge the quick and the dead at⁴ his appearing and his kingdom⁵;

Preach⁶ the word; be⁸ instant in⁹ season, out of season; reprove¹⁰, rebuke, exhort¹¹ with all¹² longsuffering and doctrine.

For the time¹³ will come when they will¹⁴ not endure sound¹⁵ doctrine; but¹⁶ after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having¹⁷ itching ears;

And they shall turn¹⁸ away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto¹⁹ fables.

But watch²⁰ thou in all things, endure²¹ afflictions, do the work of an²² evangelist, make full proof of²³ thy ministry.

For I am²⁴ now ready to be offered, and²⁵ the time of my departure is at hand.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished²⁷ my course, I have kept²⁸ the faith:

Henceforth there²⁹ is laid up for me a crown³⁰ of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous³¹ judge, shall give me at that³² day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love³³ his appearing.

¶³⁴Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

¶ For Demas³⁵ hath³⁶ forsaken me, having³⁷ loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica³⁸; Crescens to Galatia³⁹, Titus⁴⁰ unto Dalmatia.

Only⁴¹ Luke⁴² is with me. Take Mark⁴³, and bring him with thee: for⁴⁴ he is profitable to me for the ministry.

And Tychicus⁴⁵ have I sent to⁴⁶ Ephesus.

The cloke that I left at Troas⁴⁸ with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

Alexander⁴⁹ the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward⁵⁰ him according to his works:

Of whom be⁵¹ thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood⁵² our words⁵³.

¶ At my first answer⁵⁴ no⁵⁵ man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray⁵⁶ God that it may not be laid to their charge.

Notwithstanding the Lord⁵⁷ stood with me, and strengthened⁵⁸ me; that by⁵⁹ me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I⁶⁰ was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

And the Lord shall deliver⁶¹ me from every evil work, and will⁶² preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom⁶³ be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Salute Prisca⁶⁴ and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

¶ Erastus⁶⁶ abode at Corinth: but Trophimus⁶⁷ have I left at Miletum⁶⁸ sick.

Do thy⁷⁰ diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all⁷¹ the brethren.

The Lord⁷² Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace⁷³ be with you. Amen. The second epistle unto Timotheus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians, was written from Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second time.]