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,

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.

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

the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord in that day and how much service he rendered in Ephesus thou knowest best.

No one going as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who has enlisted him as a soldier.

And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.

if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we deny, he also will deny us;

if we are unfaithful, he abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

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.

Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thyself, for he is serviceable to me for ministry.

Against whom be thou also on thy guard, for he has greatly withstood our words.