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The Second Letter to Timothy 4

4 God and Jesus the Messiah are listening right now and agreeing with me as I command you to do what I am about to tell you. Remember that Jesus will soon decide whether everyone who is alive and everyone who has died is guilty or innocent. You should focus on what I am about to command you as much as you expect Jesus to return to this world and to rule over everything. 2 Here is what I want you to do: you must proclaim the good news. Be ready to do that when it is a good time to do so and also when it is not a good time to do so. When people have done what is wrong, confront them. Warn them not to sin. Encourage them to do what is right. As you do all those things, never become angry quickly, and always instruct people. 3 I tell you to do those things because later on people will refuse to listen when others teach them what is right. Rather, they will do what they want by collecting many instructors. They will be eager to listen to what pleases them. 4 They will stop listening to what is true. Instead, they will focus on legends. 5 In contrast, as for you, you must control yourself at all times. You must be willing to allow bad things to happen to you. You must do what you have to do in order to proclaim the good news. You must complete everything you must do to serve Jesus.

6 I tell you to do those things because I will soon die. God is even now treating me as if I were wine that someone was pouring out to honor him. 7 I am like a soldier who has battled his enemies. I am like a runner who has finished his race. I mean that I have persisted in trusting in Jesus. 8 I can now expect the reward for doing what is right, which God has ready for me. The Lord Jesus, who always evaluates people justly, will give me that reward when he returns to this world. However, I will not be the only one whom he rewards. Rather, he will reward everyone who rejoices when he returns to this world.

9 Please try to visit me here soon. 10 I ask you to do that because Demas has abandoned me since he cares too much about living in this present world. He has left for the city of Thessalonica. Crescens has left for the province of Galatia. Titus has left for the province of Dalmatia. 11 Luke is the only one who is still here with me. When you visit, bring Mark with you. I ask for him because he serves others with me well. 12 As for Tychicus, I told him to go to the city of Ephesus. 13 I left an outer garment with Carpus in the city of Troas. Please bring it with you when you visit me. Also, please bring with you my books, particularly the ones with leather pages.

14 Alexander, who makes things out of metal, did many bad things to me. The Lord Jesus will punish him for what he has done. 15 He tried very hard to keep us from proclaiming the good news. So, you too need to watch out for him.

16 The first time I defended myself in court, no believers came to support me. Instead, they all abandoned me. I pray that God will forgive them for that. 17 However, the Lord Jesus supported me and made me strong. That way, I could complete proclaiming the good news, and many non-Jews could listen to it. Also, God delivered me from people who would have killed me. 18 I am sure that the Lord Jesus will deliver me whenever people do anything bad to me. He will rescue me so that I can participate in his kingdom, which is in heaven. Let us honor him forever! May it be so!

19 Say hello for me to Prisca, Aquila, and Onesiphorus and his family. 20 Erastus stayed in the city of Corinth. As for Trophimus, he stayed behind in the city of Miletus because he was ill. 21 Please try to visit me here before the winter season. Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and the rest of the fellow believers here say hello to you.

22 I pray that the Lord Jesus will be with you, Timothy. I pray that God will be kind to you all.

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