2 Timothy 4:1-22 [1] I solemnly urge you in the pres­ence of God - TopicsExpress



          

2 Timothy 4:1-22 [1] I solemnly urge you in the pres­ence of God and Christ Jesus, who will some­day judge the liv­ing and the dead when he ap­pears to set up his King­dom: [2] Preach the word of God. Be pre­pared, whether the time is fa­vor­able or not. Pa­tiently cor­rect, re­buke, and en­cour­age your peo­ple with good teach­ing. [3] For a time is com­ing when peo­ple will no longer lis­ten to sound and whole­some teach­ing. They will fol­low their own de­sires and will look for teach­ers who will tell them what­ever their itch­ing ears want to hear. [4] They will re­ject the truth and chase after myths. [5] But you should keep a clear mind in every sit­u­a­tion. Dont be afraid of suf­fer­ing for the Lord. Work at telling oth­ers the Good News, and fully carry out the min­istry God has given you. [6] As for me, my life has al­ready been poured out as an of­fer­ing to God. The time of my death is near. [7] I have fought the good fight, I have fin­ished the race, and I have re­mained faith­ful. [8] And now the prize awaits me-the crown of right­eous­ness, which the Lord, the right­eous Judge, will give me on the day of his re­turn. And the prize is not just for me but for all who ea­gerly look for­ward to his ap­pear­ing. [9] Tim­o­thy, please come as soon as you can. [10] Demas has de­serted me be­cause he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thes­sa­lonica. Crescens has gone to Gala­tia, and Titus has gone to Dal­ma­tia. [11] Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be help­ful to me in my min­istry. [12] I sent Ty­chi­cus to Eph­esus. [13] When you come, be sure to bring the coat I left with Car­pus at Troas. Also bring my books, and es­pe­cially my pa­pers. [14] Alexan­der the cop­per­smith did me much harm, but the Lord will judge him for what he has done. [15] Be care­ful of him, for he fought against every­thing we said. [16] The first time I was brought be­fore the judge, no one came with me. Every­one aban­doned me. May it not be counted against them. [17] But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its en­tirety for all the Gen­tiles to hear. And he res­cued me from cer­tain death. [18] Yes, and the Lord will de­liver me from every evil at­tack and will bring me safely into his heav­enly King­dom. All glory to God for­ever and ever! Amen. [19] Give my greet­ings to Priscilla and Aquila and those liv­ing in the house­hold of One­sipho­rus. [20] Eras­tus stayed at Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick at Mile­tus. [21] Do your best to get here be­fore win­ter. Eu­bu­lus sends you greet­ings, and so do Pu­dens, Linus, Clau­dia, and all the broth­ers and sis­ters. [22] May the Lord be with your spirit. And may his grace be with all of you.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 10:41:30 +0000

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