2 Timothy 4:1-8 ▼

1 I conjure you in the name of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is to judge the living and the dead, at his appearance in his kingdom,

2 to preach the word with assiduity upon all occasions: reprove, censure, exhort, with the most tender persuasions.

3 for the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine, but get teachers of their own corrupt taste, to sooth their ears that itch for flattery:

4 which, while they are deaf to the truth, attentively listen to fables.

5 be you then entirely upon the watch: be insensible to toil: perform the work of an evangelist, and discharge your ministerial function.

6 as for me, my blood will soon be pour'd out, and the time of my departure draws nigh:

7 I have struggled in a glorious cause: I have finish'd my career: I have stood to the faith:

8 I have nothing more to do, but to receive the crown of virtue reserv'd for me, which the Lord, the just judge, will give me in that day: and not only to me, but to those also, who have long'd for his appearance.