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

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,

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

For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;

Have an outline of sound words, which words thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Thou knowest this, that all who are in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me.

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

but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found me --

Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

And the things thou hast heard of me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, such as shall be competent to instruct others also.

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.

Remember Jesus Christ raised from among the dead, of the seed of David, according to my glad tidings,

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

in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth,

and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him, for his will.

But thou hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance,

persecutions, sufferings: what sufferings happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.

that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work.

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

Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.

Use diligence to come to me quickly;

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

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

The cloak which I left behind me in Troas at Carpus's, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments.

Alexander the smith did many evil things against me. The Lord will render to him according to his works.

At my first defence no man stood with me, but all deserted me. May it not be imputed to them.

But the Lord stood with me, and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all those of the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.

The Lord shall deliver me from every wicked work, and shall preserve me for his heavenly kingdom; to whom be glory for the ages of ages. Amen.