For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of soberness.

Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord nor of me his prisoner, but suffer together with the good-news according to the power of God.

Who saved us and who called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal.

But which has now been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who indeed abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the good-news,

Because of which reason I also suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to preserve my consignment for that day.

But when he happened to be in Rome he sought me more diligently and found me

within which I suffer evil to the point of bonds as an evildoer, but the word of God is not bound.

But shun profane babblings, for they will advance to greater impiety,

Now in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wood and earthen, and some for esteem and some for disesteem.

And flee juvenile impulses, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

But shun foolish and uneducated questions, knowing that they breed quarrels.

And a bondman of Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come.

having a form of piety, but repudiating the power of it. Now turn away from these men,

But they will not advance in much more, for their folly will be evident to all men, as also that of those men came to be.

But thou have closely followed my doctrine, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,

But evil men and impostors will go forward to worse, leading astray and being led astray.

But continue thou in what thou learned and were convinced of, knowing from whom thou learned them.

For there will be time when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but they will accumulate teachers to themselves according to their own desires, who tickle the ear,

But be thou sober in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, bring thy ministry to fullness.

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.

At my first defense no man came with me, but all forsook me. May it not be reckoned to them.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the sacred message might be brought to fullness, and all the Gentiles might hear. And I was rescued out of the mouth of the lion.

Erastus remained at Corinth, but Trophimus I left being sick at Miletus.