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

I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my ancestors with a clean conscience, as I have incessant mention of you in my prayers, night and day

longing to see you, remembering your tears, in order that I may be filled with joy;

On account of which cause I remind you to revive and refire the gift of God which is in you by the laying on of my hands.

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor me his prisoner: but suffer affliction for the sake of the gospel according to the power of God;

on account of which cause I indeed suffer these things: but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to stand guard over that which is committed unto me unto that day.

Hold fast the form of sound words which you heard with me, in the faith and divine love which is in Christ Jesus:

You know this, that all who are in Asia, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes have turned away from me.

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because frequently he refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,

and, being in Rome, he diligently sought me, and found me.

May the Lord grant unto him to find mercy with the Lord in that day. And so many things as he ministered in Ephesus, you know better.

Therefore, my child, be thou filled up with dynamite in the grace which is in Christ Jesus,

and whatsoever things thou hast heard with me through many witnesses, commit thou the same to faithful men, who will be able also to teach others.

No one operating as a soldier is entangled with the affairs of life; in order that he may please his commander.

But if indeed any one may fight, he is not crowned unless he may fight lawfully.

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

On account of this I endure all things for the sake of the elect, in order that they may also have the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Therefore if any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, having been sanctified, well pleasing to the Lord, having been prepared unto every good work.

in meekness correcting the adversaries; if peradventure God may grant unto them repentance into the perfect knowledge of the truth,

and they may escape from the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him (the Lord's servant) according to his will.

Burt you have followed my teaching, leadership, purpose, faith, long suffering, divine love, patience,

persecutions, sufferings; such as came to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; such persecutions as I endured: and the Lord delivered me out of them all.

in order that the man of God may be perfect, having been thoroughly perfected unto every good work.

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

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

finally there is a crown of righteousness laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me in that day: not only to me, but to all those who with divine love, do love his appearing.

Hasten to come to me quickly.

For Demas has left me, having loved the present age, and is gone into Thessalonica; Crescents into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.

Luke alone is with me. Having taken Mark, bring him with you: for he is useful unto me for the ministry.

Alexander the coppersmith showed to me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works.

In my first defence no one stood by me, but all left me: may it not be charged against them:

but the Lord stood by me, and impowered me; in order that the preaching through me might be fulfilled, and all the Gentiles hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and save me into his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen.