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

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day

longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands.

Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;

Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

This thou knowest, that all that are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;

but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me

Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

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

No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

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

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

in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.

But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come.

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.

Give diligence to come shortly unto me:

for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:

At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might me fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.