To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;

For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes:

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;

But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me

(May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.

So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.

A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.

Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness:

But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.

So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.

I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.

Do your best to come to me before long:

For Demas has gone away from me, for love of this present life, and has gone to Thessalonica: Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and take him with you; for he is of use to me in the work.

Alexander the copper-worker did me much wrong: the Lord will give him the reward of his works:

At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account.

But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.

The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it.

Give my love to Prisca and Aquila and those of the house of Onesiphorus.