For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

For this cause I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to guard My deposit unto that Day.

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain.

It is right for the laboring farmer to partake first of the fruits.

Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

For faithful is the Word, for if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him.

But shun profane, vain babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.

Therefore if anyone purges himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honor, sanctified and useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.

For of these are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different kinds of lusts,

But they shall proceed no further. For their foolishness shall be plain to all, as theirs also became.

All Scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

For a time will be when they will not endure sound doctrine, but they will heap up teachers to themselves according to their own lusts, tickling the ear.

For I am already being poured out, and the time of my release is here.

Now there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that Day; and not to me only, but also to all those who love His appearing.

For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and he has departed to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

You also should beware of him, for he has greatly withstood our words.