1. I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
2. preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
3. For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;
4. and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
5. But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
6. For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come.
7. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:
8. henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.
9. Give diligence to come shortly unto me:
10. for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.