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

and whatsoever things thou hast heard with me through many witnesses, commit thou the same to faithful men, who will be able also to teach others.

Know what I say; for the Lord will give you understanding in all things.

It is a faithful saying: For if we die along with him, we will also live with him:

if we endure, we will truly reign with him: if we shall deny him, he will also deny us:

But reject the unsanctified empty talks: for they will proceed unto more of ungodliness,

and their word like gangrene will have eating. Of whom are Hymenaeus and Phyletus;

and they may escape from the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him (the Lord's servant) according to his will.

For men will be lovers of themselves, moneylovers, arrogant, proud, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

But they shall proceed no further: for their insanity will be manifest to all, as theirs also was.

But truly all wishing to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

But wicked men and seducers will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

For the time will come when they will not endure healthy teaching; but according to their own lusts they will heap to themselves teachers itching as to their hearing;

and they will indeed turn their hearing from the truth, and be turned unto fables.

finally there is a crown of righteousness laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me in that day: not only to me, but to all those who with divine love, do love his appearing.

Alexander the coppersmith showed to me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works.

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and save me into his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen.