I have gratitude to God whom I serve from the forefathers in a pure conscience, as I have unceasing remembrance about thee in my supplications, night and day

longing to see thee, having remembered thy tears, so that I may be filled with joy,

taking memory of the non-hypocritical faith in thee, which first dwelt in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that is in thee also.

Because of which reason I remind thee to rekindle the gift of God that is in thee through the laying on of my hands.

The noble thing entrusted to thee , do thou guard, through means of the Holy Spirit which dwelleth within us.

Consider what I say, for may the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

Foolish and unlearned questions put from thee, remembering that they do but gender strife.

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned, which also were committed unto thee, seeing thou knowest of whom thou hast learned them.

And that from a babe thou have known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

I adjure thee before God, and Christ Jesus - Who is about to be judging living and dead, - both as to his forthshining and his kingdom,

Only Luke is with me. Having taken Mark, bring him with thee, for he is useful to me for service.

The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

Hurry to come before winter. Eubulus salutes thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brothers.