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| 4:1 |
I charge [thee] in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
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| 4:2 |
preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
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| 4:3 |
For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;
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| 4:4 |
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
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| 4:5 |
But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
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| 4:6 |
For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come.
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| 4:7 |
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:
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| 4:8 |
henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.
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| 4:9 |
Give diligence to come shortly unto me:
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| 4:10 |
for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
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| 4:11 |
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering.
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| 4:12 |
But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.
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| 4:13 |
The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments.
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| 4:14 |
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:
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| 4:15 |
of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.
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| 4:16 |
At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.
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| 4:17 |
But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might me fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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| 4:18 |
The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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| 4:19 |
Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
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| 4:20 |
Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.
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| 4:21 |
Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
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| 4:22 |
The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.
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