II Timothy 3-4

II Timothy 3

¹But this know, that in the last days difficult times shall be there;

²for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,

³without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,

⁴traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

⁵having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away.

⁶For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts,

⁷always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

⁸Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.

⁹But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.

¹⁰But *thou* hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance,

¹¹persecutions, sufferings: what sufferings happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.

¹²And all indeed who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

¹³But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.

¹⁴But *thou*, abide in those things which thou hast learned, and of which thou hast been fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

¹⁵and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶Every scripture is divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;

¹⁷that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work.

II Timothy 4

¹I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,

²proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.

³For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;

⁴and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.

⁵But *thou*, be sober in all things, bear evils, do the work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.

⁶For *I* am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come.

⁷I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

⁸Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.

⁹Use diligence to come to me quickly;

¹⁰for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

¹¹Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thyself, for he is serviceable to me for ministry.

¹²But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

¹³The cloak which I left behind me in Troas at Carpus's, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments.

¹⁴Alexander the smith did many evil things against me. The Lord will render to him according to his works.

¹⁵Against whom be *thou* also on thy guard, for he has greatly withstood our words.

¹⁶At my first defence no man stood with me, but all deserted me. May it not be imputed to them.

¹⁷But the Lord stood with me, and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all those of the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.

¹⁸The Lord shall deliver me from every wicked work, and shall preserve me for his heavenly kingdom; to whom be glory for the ages of ages. Amen.

¹⁹Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.

²⁰Erastus remained in Corinth, but Trophimus I left behind in Miletus sick.

²¹Use diligence to come before winter. Eubulus salutes thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and the brethren all.

²²The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you.