1 Ek besweer jou dan voor God en die Here Jesus Christus, wat die lewende en die dode sal oordeel by sy verskyning en sy koninkryk:

2 verkondig die woord; hou aan tydig en ontydig; weerlê, bestraf, vermaan in alle lankmoedigheid en lering;

3 want daar sal 'n tyd wees wanneer hulle die gesonde leer nie sal verdra nie, maar, omdat hulle in hul gehoor gestreel wil wees, vir hulle 'n menigte leraars sal versamel volgens hulle eie begeerlikhede,

4 en die oor sal afkeer van die waarheid en hulle sal wend tot fabels.

5 Maar wees jy in alles nugter; ly verdrukking; doen die werk van 'n evangelis; vervul jou bediening.

6 Want ek word alreeds as 'n drankoffer uitgegiet, en die tyd van my heengaan is naby.

7 Ek het die goeie stryd gestry; ek het die wedloop voleindig; ek het die geloof behou.

8 Verder is vir my weggelê die kroon van die geregtigheid wat die Here, die regverdige Regter, my in die dag sal gee; en nie aan my alleen nie, maar ook aan almal wat sy verskyning liefgehad het.

9 Beywer jou om gou na my te kom.

10 Want Demas het my verlaat, omdat hy die teenwoordige wêreld liefgekry het, en het na Thessalon¡ka vertrek, Crescens na Gal sië, Titus na Dalm sië.

11 Lukas is alleen by my. Markus moet jy gaan haal en saam met jou bring, want hy kan my baie tot diens wees.

12 T¡chikus het ek na fese gestuur.

13 As jy kom, moet jy die reismantel bring wat ek by Carpus in Troas laat bly het, en die boeke, veral die perkamente.

14 Alexander, die kopersmid, het my baie kwaad aangedoen. Mag die Here hom vergeld na sy werke!

15 Jy moet ook vir hom oppas, want hy het ons woorde sterk teëgestaan.

16 In my eerste verdediging het niemand my bygestaan nie, maar almal het my verlaat. Mag dit hulle nie toegereken word nie!

17 Maar die Here het my bygestaan en my krag gegee, sodat deur my die prediking heeltemal volbring kan word en al die heidene dit kan hoor; en ek is uit die bek van die leeu verlos.

18 En die Here sal my verlos van elke bose werk en my red om in sy hemelse koninkryk in te gaan. Aan Hom die heerlikheid tot in alle ewigheid! Amen.

19 Groet Prisca en Aquila en die huis van Ones¡forus.

20 Er stus het in Korinthe gebly. Trofimus het ek siek in Mil,te agtergelaat.

21 Beywer jou om voor die winter te kom. Eubulus en Pudens en Linus en Claudia en al die broeders groet jou.

22 Mag die Here Jesus Christus met jou gees wees! Die genade sy met julle! Amen.

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. 11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering. 12 But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus. 13 The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments. 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works: 15 of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words. 16 At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account. 17 But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick. 21 Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

22 The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.