I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I keep up a constant remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

I remember your sincere and unqualified faith [the surrendering of your entire self to God in Christ with confident trust in His power, wisdom and goodness, a faith] which first lived in [the heart of] your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am confident that it is in you as well.

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

but now having been made manifest through the appearing of Jesus Christ our Saviour, the one having indeed destroyed death, and lighted up life and immortality through the gospel,

[But], may the Lord grant mercy to Onesiphorus' family, for he cheered me up many times and was not ashamed of my [being in] chains.

Yes, when he got to Rome he took pains to look me up and finally found me.

Therefore, my child, be thou filled up with dynamite in the grace which is in Christ Jesus,

No one serving in the military gets mixed up in civilian matters, for his aim is to please his commanding officer.

In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.

Who concerning the truth missed their aim, saying the rising up has already been; and they subvert the faith of some.

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God [which He has laid] stands [sure and unshaken despite attacks], bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord stand apart from wickedness and withdraw from wrongdoing.”

But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him, for his will.

traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

and will keep up a make-believe of piety and yet live in defiance of its power. Turn away from people of this sort.

For of these are they going into houses, and taking captive little women heaped up with sins, led away with various eager desires,

I adjure you to preach the word; keep at it in season and out of season, refuting, checking, and exhorting men; never lose patience with them, and never give up your teaching,

For 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;

they will give up listening to the Truth and turn to myths.

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

For I am now ready to be offered up, and the time of my departure is at hand.

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

Hurry up and come to me as soon [as possible],

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

The first time I had to defend myself, I had no supporters; everyone deserted me. God grant it may not be brought up against them!

Hurry up and come [to me] before winter. Eubulus sends his greetings, along with Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia and all [the rest of] the brothers.

The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. {The end of the Second Epistle unto Timothy, Written from Rome, when Paul was presented the second time up before the Emperor Nero}