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

desiring to see you, remembering your tears, that I might be filled with joy,

Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but endure affliction with us in the gospel according to the power of God,

Do you therefore, my son, be strong in the grace in Christ Jesus,

and what you heard from me through many witnesses, these things commit to faithful men, who shall be competent to teach others also.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a workman that will not be put to shame, rightly dividing the word of truth.

if therefore any one purifies himself from these [errors], he shall be a vessel for honor, sanctified, of good use to the master, prepared for every good work.

and the servant of the Lord must not contend, but must be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

and that they may recover themselves from the snare of the devil, who are made captives by him to his will.

Men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Of these are those who go into the houses and take captive foolish women loaded with sins, and led by various desires,

And all who will live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted.

that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly fitted for every good work.

I earnestly charge you before God and Christ Jesus who is about to judge the living and dead, and [by] his appearing and his kingdom,

and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and be turned to myths.

But do you be sober in all things, endure evil, do the work of an evangelist, perform fully your ministry.

Luke only is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you; for [he will be] useful to me for service.

At my first defense no one stood by me, but all forsook me; may it not be set to their account;

but the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that the word should be fully declared by me, and all the nations should hear, and I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever; amen.

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