I am thankful to God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day,

to which I have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of the nations.

For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep for that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.

Have an outline of sound words, which words thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Thou knowest this, that all who are in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me.

The word is faithful; for if we have died together with him, we shall also live together;

Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.

men who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.

If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, in separating himself from them, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.

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

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

But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.