4Verse 1Now then, in the presence of God and the Lord+Jesus Christ, who is about to judge both living and dead, with a view to His appearing and His Kingdom, I give you this charge:+Verse 2Proclaim the Word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and exhort, with lots of patience and teaching.+Verse 3Because the time will come when they will not tolerate the sound doctrine; rather, they will accumulate for themselves a great many teachers who will tickle their ears according to their lustsVerse 4—yes, they will turn their ears away from the Truth and be turned aside to fables.+Verse 5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.+
Timothy will no longer have Paul to help him
Verse 6For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.+Verse 7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.Verse 8Now the crown of the righteousness is reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day; and not only to me, but also to all those who have longed for His appearing.+
“Please come quickly”
Verse 9Do your best to come to me quickly;Verse 10for Demas, loving this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica—Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.+Verse 11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.+Verse 12Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.Verse 13Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, when you come—and the books, especially the parchments.+Verse 14Alexander the coppersmith did me a lot of harm; may the Lord repay him according to his deeds.+Verse 15You also guard against him, because he strongly opposed our words.
People will disappoint you
Verse 16At my first defense no one came to help me, but all deserted me. May it not be held against them.+Verse 17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the nations might hear.+Also, I was delivered out of a lion's mouth;+Verse 18and the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and save me into His heavenly Kingdom;+to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Farewell
Verse 19Greet Prisca+and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.Verse 20Erastus stayed in Corinth, while I left Trophimus sick in Miletus.+Verse 21Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers.Verse 22The Lord Jesus Christ+be with your spirit. The Grace+be with you.+Amen.