NASB — 2 Timothy 4 — KJV

“Preach the Word”

1 aI solemnly° charge° [you] in the presence° of God° and of Christ° Jesus°, who is to bjudge° the living° and the dead°, and by His cappearing° and His kingdom°: 2 preach° athe word°; be ready° in season° [and] out of season°; breprove°, rebuke°, exhort°, with Igreat° cpatience° and instruction°. 3 For athe time° will come° when° they will not endure° bsound° doctrine°; but [wanting] to have their ears° tickled°, they will accumulate° for themselves° teachers° in accordance° to their own° desires°, 4 and awill turn° away° their ears° from the truth° and bwill turn° aside° to myths°. 5 But you, abe sober° in all° things°, bendure° hardship°, do° the work° of an cevangelist°, fulfill° your dministry°.

[1] a1Ti 5:21; 2Ti 2:14 bAc 10:42 c2Th 2:8; 2Ti 1:10; 4:8
[2] ILit all aGa 6:6; Col 4:3; 1Th 1:6 b1Ti 5:20; Tit 1:13; 2:15 c2Ti 3:10
[3] a2Ti 3:1 b1Ti 1:10; 2Ti 1:13
[4] a2Th 2:11; Tit 1:14 b1Ti 1:4
[5] a1P 1:13 b2Ti 1:8 cAc 21:8 dEp 4:12; Col 4:17

6 ¶ For I am already° being apoured° out as a drink° offering°, and the time° of bmy departure° has come°. 7 aI have fought° the good° fight°, I have finished° bthe course°, I have kept° cthe faith°; 8 in the future° there ais laid° up for me bthe crown° of righteousness°, which° the Lord°, the righteous° Judge°, will award° to me on cthat day°; and not only° to me, but also° to dall° who have loved° His eappearing°.

[6] aPhp 2:17 bPhp 1:23; 2P 1:14
[7] a1Co 9:25f; Php 1:30; 1Ti 1:18; 6:12 bAc 20:24; 1Co 9:24 c2Ti 3:10
[8] aCol 1:5; 1P 1:4 b1Co 9:25; 2Ti 2:5; Jm 1:12 c2Ti 1:12 dPhp 3:11 e2Ti 4:1

Personal Concerns

9aMake° every° effort° to come° to me soon°; 10 for aDemas°, having loved° bthis° present° Iworld°, has deserted° me and gone° to cThessalonica°; Crescens° [has gone] to IIdGalatia°, eTitus° to Dalmatia°. 11 aOnly° bLuke° is with me. Pick° up cMark° and bring° him with you, dfor he is useful° to me for service°. 12 But aTychicus° I have sent° to bEphesus°. 13 When you come° bring° the cloak° which° I left° at aTroas° with Carpus°, and the books°, especially° the parchments°. 14 aAlexander° the coppersmith° did° me much° harm°; bthe Lord° will repay° him according° to his deeds°. 15 Be on guard° against him yourself°, for he vigorously° opposed° our Iteaching°.

[9] a2Ti 1:4; 4:21; Tit 3:12
[10] IOr age IIOne early ms reads Gaul aCol 4:14 b1Ti 6:17 cAc 17:1 dAc 16:6 e2Co 2:13; 8:23; Ga 2:3; Tit 1:4
[11] a2Ti 1:15 bCol 4:14; Phm 24 cAc 12:12, 25; 15:37-39; Col 4:10 d2Ti 2:21
[12] aAc 20:4; Ep 6:21, 22; Col 4:7f bAc 18:19
[13] aAc 16:8
[14] aAc 19:33; 1Ti 1:20 bPs 62:12; Ro 2:6; 12:19
[15] ILit words

16 ¶ At my first° defense° no° one° supported° me, but all° deserted° me; amay it not be counted° against them. 17 But the Lord° stood° with me and astrengthened° me, so° that through° me bthe proclamation° might Ibe cfully° accomplished°, and that all° dthe Gentiles° might hear°; and I was erescued° out of fthe lion’s° mouth°. 18 The Lord° will rescue° me from every° evil° deed°, and will Iabring° me safely° to His bheavenly° kingdom°; cto IIHim [be] the glory° forever° and ever°. Amen°.

[16] aAc 7:60; 1Co 13:5
[17] IOr be fulfilled a1Ti 1:12; 2Ti 2:1 bTit 1:3 c2Ti 4:5 dAc 9:15; Php 1:12ff eRo 15:31; 2Ti 3:11 f1S 17:37; Ps 22:21
[18] IOr save me for IILit Whom a1Co 1:21 b1Co 15:50; 2Ti 4:1; He 11:16; 12:22 cRo 11:36; 2P 3:18

19 ¶ Greet° Prisca° and aAquila°, and bthe household° of Onesiphorus°. 20 aErastus° remained° at bCorinth°, but cTrophimus° I left° sick° at dMiletus°. 21 aMake° every° effort° to come° before° bwinter°. Eubulus° greets° you, also° Pudens° and Linus° and Claudia° and all° the brethren°.

[19] aAc 18:2 b2Ti 1:16
[20] aAc 19:22; Ro 16:23 bAc 18:1 cAc 20:4; 21:29 dAc 20:15
[21] a2Ti 4:9 bTit 3:12

22aThe Lord° be with your spirit°. bGrace° be with you.

[22] aGa 6:18; Php 4:23; Phm 25 bCol 4:18


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He exhorteth him to do his duty with all care and diligence,

1 ¶ Iº chargeºª [thee] thereforeº beforeº God,º andº the² Lordº Jesusº Christ,º who¹ shallºª judgeºª the quickºª andº the deadº atº his¹² appearingº andº his¹² kingdom;º 2 Preachºª the² word;º be instantºª in season,º out of season;º reprove,ºª rebuke,ºª exhortºª withº allº longsufferingº andº doctrine.º 3 Forº the timeº will comeºª whenº they will¹ª notº endureºª soundºª doctrine;º butº afterº their ownº lustsº shall they heapºª to themselvesº teachers,º having itchingºª ears;º 4 Andº they shall turn awayº¹ª [their] earsº fromº² the² truth,º andº shall be turnedºª untoº fables.º 5 Butº watchºª thouº inº all things,º endure afflictions,ºª doºª the workº of an evangelist,º make full proofºª of thyº ministry.º

[1] Ps 50:6; 96:13; 98:9; Mt 16:27; 25:31; Lk 19:12, 15; 23:42; Jn 5:22; Ac 10:42; 17:31; Ro 2:16; 14:9; 1Co 4:4; 2Co 5:9; Col 3:4; 1Th 4:15; 2Th 1:7; 1Ti 5:21; 6:13, 14; 2Ti 2:14; 4:8; Tit 2:13; He 9:27; 1P 1:7; 4:5; 5:4; 2P 1:11, 17; 1Jn 2:28; Rv 1:7; 20:11.
[2] Ps 40:9; Is 61:1; Jna 3:2; Lk 4:18; 7:4, 23; 9:60; Jn 4:6, 32; Ac 13:5; 16:13, 31; 20:7, 18; 28:16, 30; Ro 10:15; 12:12; Col 1:25, 28; 1Th 2:11; 5:14, 20; 1Ti 4:13, 15; 2Ti 2:21, 25; 3:10; Tit 1:13; 2:15; He 13:22; Rv 3:19.
[3] Ex 32:33; 1K 18:22; 22:8, 18; 2Ch 16:9; 18:4; 24:20; 25:15; Is 28:12; 33:9; Jr 5:31; 6:16; 18:18; 23:16; 27:9; 29:8; Am 7:10; Mi 2:11; Lk 6:26; 20:19; Jn 3:19; 8:45; Ac 17:21; 1Co 2:1, 4; Ga 4:16; 1Ti 1:10; 4:1; 2Ti 3:1, 6; 2P 2:1.
[4] Pv 1:32; Zc 7:11; Ac 7:57; 1Ti 1:4; 4:7; 2Ti 1:15; Tit 1:14; He 13:25; 2P 1:16.
[5] Is 56:9; 62:6; Jr 6:17; Ezk 3:17; 33:2, 7; Mk 13:34, 37; Lk 12:37; Ac 20:30; 21:8; Ro 15:19; Ep 4:11; Col 1:25; 4:17; 1Th 5:6; 1Ti 4:12, 15; 2Ti 1:8; 2:3, 10; 3:10; He 13:17; Rv 3:2.

certifieth him of the nearness of his death,

6 Forº Iº am¹ª now¹ ready to be offered,ºª² andº the² timeº of myº departureº is at hand.ºª 7 I have foughtºª a goodº fight,º I have finishedºª [my] course,º I have keptºª the² faith:º 8 Henceforthº there is laid upºª for meº a crownº of righteousness,º whichº the² Lord,º the² righteousº judge,º shall giveºª meº atº thatº day:º andº notº to meº only,º butº unto all² them¹ also¹ that loveºª² hisº appearing.º

[6] Gn 48:21; 50:24; Nu 27:12; Dt 31:14; Jsh 23:14; Php 1:23; 2:17; 2P 1:14.
[7] Pv 23:23; Lk 8:15; 11:28; Jn 4:34; 17:6; Ac 13:25; 20:24; 1Co 9:24; Php 3:13; 1Ti 6:12, 20; 2Ti 1:14; He 12:1; Rv 3:8, 10.
[8] Gn 18:25; Ps 7:11; 31:19; Pv 4:9; Mal 3:17; Mt 6:19; 7:22; 24:36; Lk 10:12; Ro 2:5; 8:23; 1Co 2:9; 9:25; 2Co 5:2; Col 1:5; 1Th 1:10; 5:4; 2Th 1:5; 1Ti 6:19; 2Ti 1:12, 18; 2:5; 4:1; Tit 2:13; He 9:28; Jm 1:12; 1P 5:4; Rv 1:7; 2:10; 4:4, 10; 19:11; 22:20.

willeth him to come speedily unto him, and certain other things which he wrote for,

9 Do thy diligenceºª to comeºª shortlyº untoº me:º 10 Forº Demasº hath forsakenºª me,² having lovedºª this presentº world,º andº is departedºª untoº Thessalonica;º Crescensº toº Galatia,º Titusº untoº Dalmatia.º 11 Onlyº Lukeº isºª withº me.º Takeºª Mark,º and bring² him¹ª withº thee:º forº he isºª profitableº to meº forº the ministry.º 12 Andº Tychicusº have I sentºª toº Ephesus.º 13 The² clokeº thatº I leftºª atº Troasº withº Carpus,º when thou comest,ºª bringºª [with thee], andº the² books,º [but] especiallyº the² parchments.º

[9] 2Ti 1:4; 4:21.
[10] Mt 26:56; Lk 9:61; 14:26, 33; 16:13; 17:32; Ac 13:13; 15:38; 16:6; 17:1, 11, 13; 18:23; 2Co 2:13; 7:6; 8:6, 16; Ga 1:2; 2:1; Php 2:21; Col 4:14; 1Ti 6:10; 2Ti 1:15; 4:16; Tit 1:4; Phm 1:24; 2P 2:15; 1Jn 2:15; 5:4.
[11] Ho 14:4; Mt 19:30; 20:16; Lk 13:30; Ac 12:12, 25; 15:39; 16:10; Col 4:10, 14; 2Ti 1:15; Phm 1:24; 1P 5:13.
[12] Ac 20:4, 16, 25; Ep 6:21; Col 4:7; 1Ti 1:3; Tit 3:12.
[13] Ac 16:8, 11; 20:5; 1Co 4:11; 2Co 11:27.

warneth him to beware of Alexander the smith,

14 Alexanderº the² coppersmithº didºª meº muchº evil:º the² Lordº rewardºª himº according² to¹ hisº works:º 15 Of whomº be¹ª thou¹ wareºª² also;º forº he hath¹ª greatlyº withstoodºª ourº words.º

[14] 1S 24:12; 2S 3:39; Ps 28:4; 109:5; Jr 15:15; 18:19; Ac 19:33; 2Th 1:6; 1Ti 1:20; 1Jn 5:16; Rv 6:10; 18:6, 20.
[15] Mt 10:16; Php 3:2; 2Ti 3:8.

informeth him what had befallen him at his first answering,

16 Atº myº firstº answerº no manº stood¹ª with² me,º butº allº [men] forsookºª me:º [I pray God] that it may¹ª notº be laid¹ª to their charge.º² 17 Notwithstandingº the² Lordº stood¹ª with² me,º andº strengthenedºª me;º thatº byº meº the² preachingº might be fully known,ºª andº [that] allº the² Gentilesº might hear:ºª andº I was deliveredºª out ofº the mouthº of the lion.º 18 Andº the² Lordº shall deliverºª meº fromº everyº evilº work,º andº will preserveºª [me] untoº his¹² heavenlyº kingdom:º to whomº [be] gloryº for¹ ever¹ and ever.º² Amen.º

[16] Ps 31:11; Mk 14:50; Jn 16:32; Ac 7:60; 22:1; 25:16; 1Co 9:3; 2Co 7:11; Php 1:7, 17; 2Ti 1:15; 4:10; 1P 3:15.
[17] Ps 22:21; 37:39; 109:31; Pv 20:2; 28:15; Is 41:10, 14; Jr 2:30; 15:20; 20:10; Dn 6:22, 27; Mt 10:19; Lk 21:15; Ac 9:15; 18:9; 23:11; 26:17; 27:23; Ro 16:25; 2Co 12:9; Ep 3:8; Php 1:12; He 11:33; 1P 5:8; 2P 2:9.
[18] Gn 48:16; 1S 25:39; 1Ch 4:10; Ps 37:28; 73:24; 92:10; 121:7; Mt 6:13; 13:43; 25:34; Lk 11:4; 12:32; 22:29; Jn 10:28; 17:15; Ro 11:36; 16:27; 1Co 10:13; 2Co 1:10; Ga 1:5; 1Th 5:23; 2Th 3:3; 1Ti 1:17; 6:16; 2Ti 1:12; He 13:21; Jm 2:5; 1P 1:5; 5:11; Jde 1:1, 24, 25.

and soon after he concludeth.

19 Saluteºª Priscaº andº Aquila,º andº the² householdº of Onesiphorus.º 20 Erastusº abodeºª atº Corinth:º butº Trophimusº have I leftºª atº Miletumº sick.ºª 21 Do thy diligenceºª to comeºª beforeº winter.º Eubulusº greetethºª thee,º andº Pudens,º andº Linus,º andº Claudia,º andº allº the² brethren.º 22 The² Lordº Jesusº Christº [be] withº thyº spirit.º Graceº [be] withº you.º Amen.º [[[The second¹ [epistle] unto¹ Timotheus,¹ ordained¹ª the first¹ bishop¹ of the church¹ of the Ephesians,¹ was written¹ª from¹ Rome,¹ when¹ Paul¹ was brought before¹ª Nero¹¹ the second¹¹ time.]]]¹

[19] Ac 18:2, 18, 26; Ro 16:3; 1Co 16:19; 2Ti 1:16.
[20] Ac 19:22; 20:4, 15, 17; 21:29; Ro 16:23; Php 2:26.
[21] Ro 16:21; 1Co 16:20; 2Co 13:13; Php 4:22; 2Ti 1:4; 4:9, 13; 2Jn 1:13; 3Jn 1:14.
[22] Mt 28:20; Ro 1:7; 16:20; 1Co 16:23; 2Co 13:14; Ga 6:18; Ep 6:24; Col 4:18; 1Ti 6:21; Phm 1:25; 1P 5:14; Rv 22:21.


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