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I charge thee therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom
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Preach the word be instant in season out of season reprove rebuke exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine
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For 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
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And they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables
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But watch thou in all things endure afflictions do the work of an evangelist make full proof of thy ministry
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For I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand
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I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith
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Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous judge shall give me at that day and not to me only but unto all them also that love his appearing
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Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me
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For Demas hath forsaken me having loved this present world and is departed unto Thessalonica Crescens to Galatia Titus unto Dalmatia
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Only Luke is with me Take Mark and bring him with thee for he is profitable to me for the ministry
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And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus
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The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus when thou comest bring with thee and the books but especially the parchments
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Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil the Lord reward him according to his works
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Of whom be thou ware also for he hath greatly withstood our words
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At my first answer no man stood with me but all men forsook me I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge
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Notwithstanding 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
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And 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
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Salute Prisca and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus
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Erastus abode at Corinth but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick
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Do thy diligence to come before winter Eubulus greeteth thee and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren
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The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit Grace be with you Amen