2 Timothy 3:10-4:22

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A Final Charge to Timothy

¹⁰You, however, know all about my teaching,^(A) my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, ¹¹persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch,^(B) Iconium^(C) and Lystra,^(D) the persecutions I endured.^(E) Yet the Lord rescued^(F) me from all of them.^(G) ¹²In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,^(H) ¹³while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse,^(I) deceiving and being deceived.^(J) ¹⁴But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,^(K) ¹⁵and how from infancy^(L) you have known the Holy Scriptures,^(M) which are able to make you wise^(N) for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶All Scripture is God-breathed^(O) and is useful for teaching,^(P) rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,^(Q) ¹⁷so that the servant of God^[a]^(R) may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.^(S)

4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead,^(T) and in view of his appearing^(U) and his kingdom, I give you this charge:^(V) ²Preach^(W) the word;^(X) be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke^(Y) and encourage^(Z)—with great patience and careful instruction. ³For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.^(AA) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.^(AB) ⁴They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.^(AC) ⁵But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship,^(AD) do the work of an evangelist,^(AE) discharge all the duties of your ministry.

⁶For I am already being poured out like a drink offering,^(AF) and the time for my departure is near.^(AG) ⁷I have fought the good fight,^(AH) I have finished the race,^(AI) I have kept the faith. ⁸Now there is in store for me^(AJ) the crown of righteousness,^(AK) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day^(AL)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.^(AM)

Personal Remarks

⁹Do your best to come to me quickly,^(AN) ¹⁰for Demas,^(AO) because he loved this world,^(AP) has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica.^(AQ) Crescens has gone to Galatia,^(AR) and Titus^(AS) to Dalmatia. ¹¹Only Luke^(AT) is with me.^(AU) Get Mark^(AV) and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. ¹²I sent Tychicus^(AW) to Ephesus.^(AX) ¹³When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas,^(AY) and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

¹⁴Alexander^(AZ) the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.^(BA) ¹⁵You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.

¹⁶At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.^(BB) ¹⁷But the Lord stood at my side^(BC) and gave me strength,^(BD) so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it.^(BE) And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.^(BF) ¹⁸The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack^(BG) and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.^(BH) To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.^(BI)

Final Greetings

¹⁹Greet Priscilla^[b] and Aquila^(BJ) and the household of Onesiphorus.^(BK) ²⁰Erastus^(BL) stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus^(BM) sick in Miletus.^(BN) ²¹Do your best to get here before winter.^(BO) Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.^[c]

²²The Lord be with your spirit.^(BP) Grace be with you all.^(BQ)

Footnotes

2 Timothy 3:17 Or that you, a man of God,
2 Timothy 4:19 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla
2 Timothy 4:21 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.

Psalm 116

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Psalm 116

¹I love the Lord,^(A) for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry^(B) for mercy.^(C)
²Because he turned his ear^(D) to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.

³The cords of death^(E) entangled me,
    the anguish of the grave came over me;
    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
⁴Then I called on the name^(F) of the Lord:
    “Lord, save me!^(G)”

⁵The Lord is gracious and righteous;^(H)
our God is full of compassion.^(I)
⁶The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low,^(J) he saved me.^(K)

⁷Return to your rest,^(L) my soul,
for the Lord has been good^(M) to you.

⁸For you, Lord, have delivered me^(N) from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling,
⁹that I may walk before the Lord^(O)
    in the land of the living.^(P)

¹⁰I trusted^(Q) in the Lord when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;^(R)
¹¹in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”^(S)

¹²What shall I return to the Lord
for all his goodness^(T) to me?

¹³I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name^(U) of the Lord.
¹⁴I will fulfill my vows^(V) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵Precious in the sight^(W) of the Lord
    is the death of his faithful servants.^(X)
¹⁶Truly I am your servant, Lord;^(Y)
    I serve you just as my mother did;^(Z)
    you have freed me from my chains.^(AA)

¹⁷I will sacrifice a thank offering^(AB) to you
    and call on the name of the Lord.
¹⁸I will fulfill my vows^(AC) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people,
¹⁹in the courts^(AD) of the house of the Lord—
    in your midst, Jerusalem.^(AE)