2 Timothy 3:10-4:8

English Standard Version

All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God

^10 (A)You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, ¹¹ my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me ^(B)at Antioch, ^(C)at Iconium, and ^(D)at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet ^(E)from them all ^(F)the Lord rescued me. ¹² Indeed, all who desire to ^(G)live a godly life in Christ Jesus ^(H)will be persecuted, ¹³ while ^(I)evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and ^(J)being deceived. ¹⁴ But as for you, ^(K)continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom^[a] you learned it ¹⁵ and how ^(L)from childhood you have been acquainted with ^(M)the sacred writings, ^(N)which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ^16 (O)All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, ¹⁷ that ^(P)the man of God^[b] may be complete, ^(Q)equipped ^(R)for every good work.

Preach the Word

4 ^(S)I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, ^(T)who is to judge the living and the dead, and by ^(U)his appearing and his kingdom: ² preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; ^(V)reprove, rebuke, and ^(W)exhort, with complete patience and teaching. ^3 (X)For the time is coming when people will not endure ^(Y)sound^[c] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, ⁴ and ^(Z)will turn away from listening to the truth and ^(AA)wander off into myths. ⁵ As for you, ^(AB)always be sober-minded, ^(AC)endure suffering, do the work of ^(AD)an evangelist, ^(AE)fulfill your ministry.

⁶ For ^(AF)I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my ^(AG)departure has come. ^7 (AH)I have fought the good fight, ^(AI)I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ⁸ Henceforth there is ^(AJ)laid up for me ^(AK)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, ^(AL)the righteous judge, will award to me on ^(AM)that day, and not only to me but also to all ^(AN)who have loved his appearing.