1I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2Preach the worde: be instant, in season and out of season: improue, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. 3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 6For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith. 8For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lorde the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing. 9Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: 10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. 11Onely Luke is with me. Take Marke and bring him with thee: for he is profitable vnto me to minister. 12And Tychicus haue I sent to Ephesus. 13The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou commest, bring with thee, and the bookes, but specially the parchments. 14Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much euill: the Lorde rewarde him according to his workes. 15Of whome be thou ware also: for he withstoode our preaching sore. 16At my first answering no man assisted me, but all forsooke me: I pray God, that it may not be laide to their charge. 17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve [me] unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen. 19Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the householde of Onesiphorus. 20Erastus abode at Corinthus: Trophimus I left at Miletum sicke. 21Make speede to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, & Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. 22The Lorde Iesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you, Amen. The second Epistle writte from Rome vnto Timotheus, the first Bishop elected of the Church of Ephesus, when Paul was presented the second time before the Emperour Nero.