2 TimothyChapter 4

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¹I give you this command in front of God and Christ Jesus. Christ will judge the living and the dead. And remember that he is coming back and will rule as King. So here is my command: ²Preach the word. Be ready when the time is good and when it is not. Correct people, warn them, and encourage them. Always be patient as you teach. ³The time will come when people will not put up with true teaching. Instead, they will want to hear what tickles their ears. So they will gather many teachers who say what they want to hear. ⁴They will stop listening to the truth. They will turn to made-up stories. ⁵But you must keep a clear head in everything. Put up with hard times. Do the work of telling the good news. Do everything God has given you to do. ⁶My life is already being poured out like a drink offering. The time has come for me to leave this life. ⁷I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. ⁸Now the crown of being right with God is waiting for me. The Lord is the righteous Judge. He will give it to me on that day. And he will give it not only to me. He will give it to all who long for him to appear. ⁹Do your best to come to me soon. ¹⁰This is because Demas loved this world, and he has left me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia. ¹¹Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you. He helps me in my work. ¹²I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. ¹³When you come, bring the coat I left with Carpus at Troas. Also bring my scrolls, and most of all the parchments. ¹⁴Alexander the metal worker did me a lot of harm. The Lord will pay him back for what he has done. ¹⁵You should watch out for him too. He fought hard against our message. ¹⁶The first time I had to defend myself in court, no one stood with me. Everyone left me. I pray that God will not hold it against them. ¹⁷But the Lord stood by me and made me strong. He did this so that through me the message would be fully preached and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. ¹⁸The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack. He will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. Glory to him forever and ever. Amen. ¹⁹Say hello to Prisca and Aquila. Say hello to the family of Onesiphorus too. ²⁰Erastus stayed in Corinth. And I left Trophimus sick in Miletus. ²¹Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus says hello to you. So do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters. ²²May the Lord be with your spirit. May grace be with you all.