2 Timothy 4:6-8 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.… For a contrast of worldly despair with Christian confidence at the end of life, compare with the words of Paul in 2 Timothy 4:6-8 the following, which are reckoned the last verses of Byron's pen: — "My days are in the yellow leaf, The flowers, the fruits of love are gone; The worm, the canker, and the grief, Are mine alone. The fire that on my bosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle, No torch is lifted at its blaze A funeral pile!" (J. E. B. Tinling, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.WEB: For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come. |
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