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| 4:1 | I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: |
| 4:2 | Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and doctrine. |
| 4:3 | Because, the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, they will heap up for themselves teachers, having itching ears, |
| 4:4 | and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and will be turned aside to fables. |
| 4:5 | But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make your ministry complete. |
| 4:6 | Because, I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. |
| 4:7 | I have fought the good fight, I have finished my race, I have kept the faith. |
| 4:8 | After this, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me at that Day, and not to me only but also to all who love His appearing. |
| 4:9 | Be diligent to come to me quickly; |
| 4:10 | because Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica, Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. |
| 4:11 | Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is profitable to me for the ministry. |
| 4:12 | And Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. |
| 4:13 | When you come, bring the cloak with you that I left with Carpus at Troas, and the books, but especially the parchments. |
| 4:14 | Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil. May the Lord repay him according to his works. |
| 4:15 | You also must beware of him, because he has greatly resisted our words. |
| 4:16 | At my first defense no one stood with me, but everyone forsook me. I ask God that it may not be charged against them. |
| 4:17 | But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. |
| 4:18 | And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! |
| 4:19 | Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. |
| 4:20 | Erastus stayed in Corinth, but Trophimus I have left in Miletus sick. |
| 4:21 | Do your utmost to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, as well as Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brethren. |
| 4:22 | The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. |
| 4:1 | I charge thee therefore before God, and before the Lord Iesus Christ, which shall iudge the quicke and dead at that his appearing, and in his kingdome, |
| 4:2 | Preach the worde: be instant, in season and out of season: improue, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. |
| 4:3 | For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine: but hauing their eares itching, shall after their owne lustes get them an heape of teachers, |
| 4:4 | And shall turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe giuen vnto fables. |
| 4:5 | But watch thou in all thinges: suffer aduersitie: doe the worke of an Euangelist: cause thy ministerie to be throughly liked of. |
| 4:6 | For I am nowe readie to be offered, and the time of my departing is at hand. |
| 4:7 | I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith. |
| 4:8 | For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lord the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing. |
| 4:9 | Make speede to come vnto me at once: |
| 4:10 | For Demas hath forsaken me, and hath embraced this present world, and is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia. |
| 4:11 | Onely Luke is with me. Take Marke and bring him with thee: for he is profitable vnto me to minister. |
| 4:12 | And Tychicus haue I sent to Ephesus. |
| 4:13 | The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou commest, bring with thee, and the bookes, but specially the parchments. |
| 4:14 | Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much euill: the Lord rewarde him according to his workes. |
| 4:15 | Of whome be thou ware also: for he withstoode our preaching sore. |
| 4:16 | At my first answering no man assisted me, but all forsooke me: I pray God, that it may not be laide to their charge. |
| 4:17 | Notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fully beleeued, and that al the Gentiles should heare: and I was deliuered out of the mouth of the lion. |
| 4:18 | And the Lord will deliuer me from euery euil worke, and will preserue me vnto his heauenly kingdome: to whome be praise for euer and euer, Amen. |
| 4:19 | Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the householde of Onesiphorus. |
| 4:20 | Erastus abode at Corinthus: Trophimus I left at Miletum sicke. |
| 4:21 | Make speede to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. |
| 4:22 | The Lord Iesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you, Amen. |
| 4:1 | I testifie therfore before god and before the lorde Iesu Christ which shall iudge quicke and deed at his aperynge in his kyngdom |
| 4:2 | preache the worde be fervent be it in season or out of season. Improve rebuke exhorte with all longe sufferinge and doctryne. |
| 4:3 | For the tyme will come when they wyll not suffer wholsome doctryne: but after their awne lustes shall they (whose eares ytche) gett the an heepe of teachers |
| 4:4 | and shall turne their eares from ye trueth and shalbe geven vnto fables. |
| 4:5 | But watch thou in all thynges and suffre adversitie and do the worke of an evangelist fulfill thyne office vnto the vtmost. |
| 4:6 | For I am now redy to be offered and the tyme of my departynge is at honde. |
| 4:7 | I have fought a good fight and have fulfilled my course and have kept the fayth. |
| 4:8 | From hence forth is layde vp for me a croune of rightewesnes which the lorde that is a righteous iudge shall geve me at that daye: not to me only but vnto all them that love his commynge. |
| 4:9 | Make spede to come vnto me at once. |
| 4:10 | For Demas hath left me and hath loved this present worlde and is departed into Tessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galacia and Titus vnto Dalmacea. |
| 4:11 | Only Lucas is with me. Take Marke and bringe him with the for he is necessary vnto me forto minister. |
| 4:12 | And Tichicus have I sent to Ephesus. |
| 4:13 | The cloke that I lefte at Troada with Carpus whe thou commest brynge with the and the bokes but specially the partchemet. |
| 4:14 | Alexander the coppersmyth did me moche evyll the lorde rewarde him accordynge to his dedes |
| 4:15 | of whom be thou ware also. For he withstode oure preachynge sore. |
| 4:16 | At my fyrst answerynge no man assissted me but all forsoke me. I praye God that it maye not be layde to their charges: |
| 4:17 | notwithstondinge the Lorde assisted me and stregthed me that by me the preachinge shuld be fulfilled to the vtmost and that all the gentyls shuld heare. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lyon. |
| 4:18 | And the Lorde shall delivre me from all evyll doynge and shall kepe me vnto his hevenly kyngdome. To who be prayse for ever and ever. Amen. |
| 4:19 | Salute Prisca and Aquila and the housholde of Onesiphorus. |
| 4:20 | Erastus abode at Corinthu. Trophimos I lefte at Miletum sicke. |
| 4:21 | Make spede to come before winter. Eubolus gretith the and Pudes and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren. |
| 4:22 | The Lorde Iesus Christ be with thy sprete. Grace be with you. Amen. |
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