{I am thankful} to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience {as my ancestors did}, when {I remember you constantly} in my prayers night and day,

longing to see you [as I] remember your tears, so that I may be filled with joy,

{remembering the} sincere faith in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that [is] in you also,

for which reason also I suffer these [things]. But [I am] not ashamed, because I know in whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard [what] I have entrusted until that day.

Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will grant you understanding in all [these things].

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is imminent.