2 Timothy 4 — Douay-Rheims Bible

I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming and his kingdom:● Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine.● For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears:● And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.● But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. Be sober.● For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand.● I have fought a good fight: I have finished my course: I have kept the faith.● As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice which the Lord the just judge will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming. Make haste to come to me quickly.● For Demas hath left me, loving this world, and is gone to Thessalonica:● Crescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.● Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.● But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.● The cloak that I left at Troas, with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee: and the books, especially the parchments.● Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works:● Whom do thou also avoid: for he hath greatly withstood our words.● At my first answer, no man stood with me: but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge!● But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching may be accomplished and that all the Gentiles may hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.● The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.● Salute Prisca, and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.● Erastus remained at Corinth. And Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.● Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren, salute thee.● The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.●