I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.

Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.