Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;

Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.

For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.

(May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.

So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.

A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.

Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.

But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:

But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,

Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.

But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.

If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false.

But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher;

So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;

But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.

The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it.

Erastus was stopping at Corinth; but Trophimus, when I last saw him was at Miletus, ill.