All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.

longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.

You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,

Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;

For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,

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

Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged,

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,

But they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to all, just as Jannes’s and Jambres’s folly was also.

But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,

The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains;

the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on that day—and you know very well what services he rendered at Ephesus.

persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me!

You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me—

Make every effort to come to me soon;

Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.

unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,

When you come bring the cloak which I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments.

The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.

But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,

for which I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal; but the word of God is not imprisoned.

The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion’s mouth.

Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed our teaching.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.

For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.

Erastus remained at Corinth, but Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.

and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.

Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel,

But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor.

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day,

but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,

Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.

Make every effort to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, also Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren.

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

It is a trustworthy statement:
For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;

and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

If we endure, we will also reign with Him;
If we deny Him, He also will deny us;

and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.

men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.

If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

Only Luke is with me. Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.

so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.