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

For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God that is in thee through the putting on of my hands,

and was made manifest now through the manifestation of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who indeed did abolish death, and did enlighten life and immortality through the good news,

the good thing committed guard thou through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in us;

and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,

And in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honour, and some to dishonour:

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times,

for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus;

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers -- itching in the hearing,

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord -- the Righteous Judge -- shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.

and the Lord stood by me, and did strengthen me, that through me the preaching might be fully assured, and all the nations might hear, and I was freed out of the mouth of a lion,