Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.

That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

and their word will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;

Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.

But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.

From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;

and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to myths.

From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.