2 Timothy 4

¹I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,

²proclaim the word; be urgent in season [and] out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.

³For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;

⁴and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.

⁵But thou, be sober in all things, bear evils, do [the] work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.

⁶For I am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come.

⁷I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

⁸Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.

⁹Use diligence to come to me quickly;

¹⁰for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

¹¹Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring [him] with thyself, for he is serviceable to me for ministry.

¹²But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

¹³The cloak which I left behind [me] in Troas at Carpus's, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments.