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| 4:1 | I Testifye therfore before God, & before the Lord Iesu Christ, which shall iudge the quicke and deed at hys apearinge in hys kyngdom, |
| 4:2 | preache thou the worde, be feruent, in season & oute of season. Improue, rebuke, exhorte wt all longe sufferynge and doctryne. |
| 4:3 | For the tyme will come, when they shall not suffer wholsome doctryne: but after their awne lustes shall they (whose eares ytche) gett them an heepe of teachers, |
| 4:4 | and shall withdrawe their eares from the trueth, and shalbe turned vnto fables. |
| 4:5 | But watche thou in all thynges, suffre affliccyons, do the worke thorowlye of an Euangelist, fulfyll thyne offyce vnto the vtmost. |
| 4:6 | For I am nowe ready to be offered, and the tyme of my departynge, is at hande. |
| 4:7 | I haue fought a good fyght, I haue fulfylled my course, I haue kept the fayth. |
| 4:8 | From hence forth ther is layde vp for me a crowne of ryghtewesnes, which the Lorde (that is a ryghteous iudge) shall geue me at that daye: not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue his comminge. |
| 4:9 | Do thy dyligence that thou mayest come shortly vnto me. |
| 4:10 | For Demas hath forsaken me, and loueth thys present worlde, and is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galacia, Tytus vnto Dalmacia. |
| 4:11 | Onely Lucas is with me. Take Marke, and bringe him with the, for he is proffitable vnto me for the minystracyon. |
| 4:12 | And Tychycus haue I sent to Ephesus. |
| 4:13 | The cloke that I lefte at Troada with Carpus, (when thou commest) bringe with the, and the bokes, but specially the partchement. |
| 4:14 | Alexander the coppersmyth dyd me moch euyll: the Lorde rewarde hym accordynge to hys dedes, |
| 4:15 | of whom be thou ware also. For he hath greatly wythstande oure wordes. |
| 4:16 | At my fyrst answerynge, no man assisted me, but all forsoke me. I praye God, that it maye not be layde to their charges: |
| 4:17 | Not wythstandynge the Lorde, assysted me, and strengthed me, that by me the preachynge shulde be fulfylled to the vtmost, and that all the Gentyls shulde heare. And I was delyuered out of the mouth of the lyon. |
| 4:18 | And the Lorde shall delyuer me from all euyll doynge, and shall kepe me vnto hys heuenly kyngdom. To whom be prayse for euer and euer. Amen. |
| 4:19 | Salute Prisea and Aquila & the housholde of Onesiphorus, |
| 4:20 | Erastus abode at Corinthum. Trophunus haue I lefte at Myletum sycke. |
| 4:21 | Do thy diligence, that thou mayest come before winter. Eubolus gretith the, and so doth Pudens, and Lynus, Claudia, and all the brethren. |
| 4:22 | The Lorde Iesus Christ be with thy sprete. Grace be with you: Amen. |
| 4:1 | I witnesse bifore God and Crist Jhesu, that schal deme the quike and the deed, and bi the comyng of hym, and the kyngdom of hym, |
| 4:2 | preche the word, be thou bisi couenabli with outen rest, repreue thou, biseche thou, blame thou in al pacience and doctryn. |
| 4:3 | For tyme schal be, whanne men schulen not suffre hoolsum teching, but at her desiris thei schulen gadere `togidere to hem silf maistris yitchinge to the eeris. |
| 4:4 | And treuli thei schulen turne awei the heryng fro treuthe, but to fablis thei schulen turne. |
| 4:5 | But wake thou, in alle thingis traueile thou, do the werk of an euangelist, fulfille thi seruyce, be thou sobre. |
| 4:6 | For Y am sacrifisid now, and the tyme of my departyng is nyy. |
| 4:7 | Y haue stryuun a good strijf, Y haue endid the cours, Y haue kept the feith. |
| 4:8 | In `the tothir tyme a coroun of riytwisnesse is kept to me, which the Lord, a iust domesman, schal yelde to me in that dai; and not oneli to me, but also to these that louen his comyng. |
| 4:9 | Hyye thou to come to me soone. For Demas, louynge this world, hath forsakun me, and wente to Tessalonyk, |
| 4:10 | Crescens in to Galathi, Tite in to Dalmacie; |
| 4:11 | Luk aloone is with me. Take thou Mark, and brynge with thee; for he is profitable to me in to seruyce. |
| 4:12 | Forsothe Y sente Titicus to Effesi. |
| 4:13 | The cloth which Y lefte at Troade at Carpe, whanne thou comest, bringe with thee, and the bookis, but moost parchemyne. |
| 4:14 | Alisaundre, the tresorer, schewide to me myche yuele; `the Lord schal yelde to hym aftir his werkis. |
| 4:15 | Whom also thou eschewe; for he ayenstood ful greetli oure wordis. |
| 4:16 | In my firste defence no man helpide me, but alle forsoken me; be it not arettid to hem. |
| 4:17 | But the Lord helpide me, and coumfortide me, that the preching be fillid bi me, and that alle folkis here, that Y am delyueride fro the mouth of the lioun. |
| 4:18 | And the Lord delyueride me fro al yuel werk, and schal make me saaf in to his heuenly kingdom, to whom be glorie in to worldis of worldis. |
| 4:19 | Amen. Grete wel Prisca, and Aquila, and the hous of Oneseforus. |
| 4:20 | Erastus lefte at Corynthi, and Y lefte Trofymus sijk at Mylete. |
| 4:21 | Hiye thou to come bifore wyntir. Eubolus, and Prudent, and Lynus, and Claudia, and alle britheren, greten thee wel. |
| 4:22 | Oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with thi spirit. The grace of God be with you. Amen. |
| 4:1 | I testifye therfore before God & before the LORDE Iesu Christ, which shal come to iudge the lyuynge and the deed, at his appearynge in his kyngdome: |
| 4:2 | Preach thou the worde, be feruent, be it in season or out of season: Improue, rebuke, exhorte with all longe sufferynge and doctryne. |
| 4:3 | For the tyme wil come, whan they shal not suffre wholsome doctryne, but after their awne lustes shal they (whose eares ytche) get them an heape of teachers, |
| 4:4 | and shal turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe geuen vnto fables. |
| 4:5 | But watch thou in all thinges, suffre aduersite, do the worke of a preacher of the Gospell, fulfyll thine office vnto the vttemost. |
| 4:6 | For I am now ready to be offered, and the tyme of my departinge is at honde. |
| 4:7 | I haue foughte a good fighte: I haue fulfylled the course: I haue kepte the faith. |
| 4:8 | From hence forth there is layed vp for me a crowne of righteousnes, which the LORDE the righteous iudge shal geue me in yt daye: Howbeit not vnto me onely, but vnto all them that loue his comynge. |
| 4:9 | Make spede to come vnto me atonce. |
| 4:10 | For Demas hath lefte me, and loueth this present worlde, and is departed vnto Tessalonica, Crescens in to Galacia, Titus vnto Dalmacia, |
| 4:11 | Onely Lucas is with me. Take Marke, & brynge him with the: for he is profitable vnto me to the mynistracion. |
| 4:12 | Tichicus haue I sent to Ephesus. |
| 4:13 | The cloke that I lefte at Troada with Carpus brynge with the whan thou commest: and the bokes, but specially the parchemet. |
| 4:14 | Alexader the coppersmyth dyd me moch euell, the LORDE rewarde him acordynge to his dedes, |
| 4:15 | of whom be thou ware also. For he withstode oure wordes sore. |
| 4:16 | In my first answerynge no man assisted me, but all forsoke me. I praye God that it be not layed to their charges. |
| 4:17 | Notwitstondynge the LORDE stode by me, & stregthed me, that by me the preachinge shulde be fulfylled to the vttemost, and that all the Heythe shulde heare. And I was delyuered out of the mouth of the lyon. |
| 4:18 | And the LORDE shal delyuer me from all euell doynge, and shal kepe me vnto his heauenly kyngdome. To whom be prayse for euer and euer, Amen. |
| 4:19 | Salute Prisca and Aquila, and ye houssholde of Onesiphorus. |
| 4:20 | Erastus abode at Corinthum. But Trophimus left I sicke at Miletu. |
| 4:21 | Make spede to come before wynter. Eubolus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren salute the. |
| 4:22 | The LORDE Iesus Christ be with thy sprete. Grace be with you, Amen. |
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