to Timothy my beloved son; grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, after the custom of my forefathers, that, without ceasing, I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day,

greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

Wherefore I exhort you to kindle up the gift of God that is in you by the laying on of my hands.

Be not, therefore, ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner: but jointly suffer evil in the gospel according to the power of God,

Hold fast the form of sound words which you have heard from me, in faithfulness and in love which is in Christ Jesus.

You know this, that all those who are in Asia have turned away from me; all those, I say, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

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

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

The Lord grant to him, that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day. And in how many things he ministered to me in Ephesus, you know very well.

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

and the things which you have heard from me through many witnesses, these do you commit to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Every one that serves as a soldier keeps himself free from the business of this life, that he may please him that has chosen him to be a soldier.

Consider what I say, for I pray that the Lord may give you understanding in all things.

Remember that Jesus Christ, of the posterity of David, was raised from the dead, according to my gospel;

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

in meekness instructing those who oppose themselves, if, possibly, God may give them repentance in order to the acknowledgment of the truth,

and that they may awake to sobriety out of the snare of the devil, after having been taken captive by him according to his will.

But you have fully known my teaching, my course of life, my purpose, my faithfulness, my long-suffering, my love, my patience,

my persecutions, my sufferings which came upon me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; you well know what persecutions I endured: and yet out of them all, the Lord delivered me.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished for every good work.

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

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me at that day; and not to me only, but to all those who love his appearing.

Endeavor to come to me shortly;

for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age; and he has gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

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

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord repay him according to his works.

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

but the Lord stood by me, and gave me strength, that through me that which is preached might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory from age to age. Amen.

Endeavor to come to me before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren salute you.