1 I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom;
2 Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;
3 For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;
4 And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.
5 But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.
6 For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.
7 I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:
8 From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
9 Do your best to come to me before long:
10 For Demas has gone away from me, for love of this present life, and has gone to Thessalonica: Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and take him with you; for he is of use to me in the work.
12 Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.
13 The coat which I did not take from Troas and which is with Carpus, get when you come, and the books, specially the papers.
14 Alexander the copper-worker did me much wrong: the Lord will give him the reward of his works:
15 But be on the watch for him, for he was violent in his attacks on our teaching.
16 At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account.
17 But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.
18 The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it.
19 Give my love to Prisca and Aquila and those of the house of Onesiphorus.
20 Erastus was stopping at Corinth; but Trophimus, when I last saw him was at Miletus, ill.
21 Do your best to come before the winter. Eubulus sends you his love, and Pudens and Linus and Claudia, and all the brothers.
22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
1 我在 神面前， 并且在那将要审判活人死人的基督耶稣面前， 凭着他的显现和国度叮嘱你：
2 务要传道； 无论时机是否适合， 都要常作准备； 要以多方的忍耐和教训责备人、警戒人、劝勉人。
3 因为时候快要到了， 人必容不下纯正的道理， 反而耳朵发痒， 随着自己的私欲， 增添许多教师，
4 而且转离不听真理， 反倒趋向无稽之谈。
5 你却要凡事谨慎， 忍受磨难、作传福音者的工作， 完成你的职务。
6 我已经被浇奠； 我离世的时候也到了。
7 那美好的仗我已经打过了， 当跑的路我已经跑尽了， 所持的信仰我已经守住了。
8 从此以后， 有公义的冠冕为我存留， 就是按公义审判的主在那日要赏给我的； 不但赏给我， 也赏给所有爱慕他显现的人。
9 你要尽快到我这里来。
10 因为底马贪爱现今的世界， 就离弃我到帖撒罗尼迦去了。革勒士去了加拉太， 提多去了达马太。
11 只有路加在我这里。你找到了马可， 就把他带来， 因为他在圣工上对我有益。
12 我差派了推基古到以弗所去。
13 我在特罗亚留在加布那里的外衣， 你来的时候要把它带来， 还有那些书卷， 特别是那些羊皮卷， 也要带来。
14 铜匠亚历山大作了许多恶事陷害我， 主必按着他所行的报应他。
15 你也要提防他， 因为他极力抵挡我们的话。
16 我第一次申辩的时候， 没有一个人支持我， 反而离弃我。但愿这罪不要归在他们身上。
17 然而主站在我旁边， 加给我力量， 使福音的信息借着我尽都传开， 万国的人都可以听见； 他并且把我从狮子口中救出来。
18 主必救我脱离一切邪恶的事， 也必救我进入他天上的国。愿荣耀归给他， 直到永永远远。阿们。
19 问候百基拉、亚居拉和阿尼色弗一家的人。
20 以拉都在哥林多住下了。特罗非摩病了， 我就留他在米利都。
21 你要赶紧在冬天以前到我这里来。友布罗、布田、利奴、革老底亚和众弟兄都问候你。
22 主与你同在。愿恩惠与你们同在。