II TIMOTHY

Chapter 4

Preach the Word

Paul's Final Testimony to Timothy

• 1. 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.
  
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    • Διαμαρτύρομαι οὖν ἐγὼ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ μέλλοντος κρίνειν ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς κατὰ τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ·
• 2. Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
  
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    • κήρυξον τὸν λόγον ἐπίστηθι εὐκαίρως ἀκαίρως ἔλεγξον ἐπιτίμησον παρακάλεσον ἐν πάσῃ μακροθυμίᾳ καὶ διδαχῇ
  • Notes
    • ° Unfortunately, the majority of people do not want the truth _MF-NCC
      
      
• 3. 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;
  
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    • ἔσται γὰρ καιρὸς ὅτε τῆς ὑγιαινούσης διδασκαλίας οὐκ ἀνέξονται ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τὰς ἰδίας ἑαυτοῖς ἐπισωρεύσουσιν διδασκάλους κνηθόμενοι τὴν ἀκοήν
• 4. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
  
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    • καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται
• 5. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
  
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    • σὺ δὲ νῆφε ἐν πᾶσιν κακοπάθησον ἔργον ποίησον εὐαγγελιστοῦ τὴν διακονίαν σου πληροφόρησον

Paul's Triumphant Confidence

• 6. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
  
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    • Ἐγὼ γὰρ ἤδη σπένδομαι καὶ ὁ καιρὸς τῆς ἐμῆς ἀναλύσεώς ἐφέστηκεν
• 7. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
  
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    • τὸν ἀγῶνα τὸν καλὸν ἠγώνισμαι τὸν δρόμον τετέλεκα τὴν πίστιν τετήρηκα·
• 8.↓ Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
  
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    • λοιπὸν ἀπόκειταί μοι ὁ τῆς δικαιοσύνης στέφανος ὃν ἀποδώσει μοι ὁ κύριος ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ δίκαιος κριτής οὐ μόνον δὲ ἐμοὶ ἀλλὰ καὶ πάσιν τοῖς ἠγαπηκόσιν τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ
  • Notes
    • ° Love here is agapaō in Greek, which mean, You desire to see Jesus more than anything on this earth.
      
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Paul's Last Words from Prison

• 9. Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
  
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    • Σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός με ταχέως·
• 10. For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world. and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
  
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    • Δημᾶς γάρ με ἐγκατέλιπεν ἀγαπήσας τὸν νῦν αἰῶνα καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Θεσσαλονίκην Κρήσκης εἰς Γαλατίαν Τίτος εἰς Δαλματίαν·
• 11. Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
  
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    • Λουκᾶς ἐστιν μόνος μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ Μᾶρκον ἀναλαβὼν ἄγε μετὰ σεαυτοῦ ἔστιν γάρ μοι εὔχρηστος εἰς διακονίαν
• 12. And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
  
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    • Τυχικὸν δὲ ἀπέστειλα εἰς Ἔφεσον
• 13. The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, that especially the parchments.
  
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    • τὸν φαιλόνην ὃν ἀπέλιπον ἐν Τρῳάδι παρὰ Κάρπῳ ἐρχόμενος φέρε καὶ τὰ βιβλία μάλιστα τὰς μεμβράνας
• 14. Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him accordingly to his works.
  
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    • Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ χαλκεὺς πολλά μοι κακὰ ἐνεδείξατο· ἀποδῴη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ·
• 15. Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
  
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    • ὃν καὶ σὺ φυλάσσου λίαν γὰρ ἀνθέστηκεν τοῖς ἡμετέροις λόγοις
• 16. At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
  
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    • Ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ μου ἀπολογίᾳ οὐδείς μοι συμπαρεγένετο, ἀλλὰ πάντες με ἐγκατέλιπον· μὴ αὐτοῖς λογισθείη·
• 17. 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.
  
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    • ὁ δὲ κύριός μοι παρέστη καὶ ἐνεδυνάμωσέν με ἵνα δι᾽ ἐμοῦ τὸ κήρυγμα πληροφορηθῇ καὶ ἀκούσῃ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη καὶ ἐρρύσθην ἐκ στόματος λέοντος
• 18. And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  
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    • καὶ ῥύσεταί με ὁ κύριος ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔργου πονηροῦ καὶ σώσει εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐπουράνιον· ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων ἀμήν
• 19. Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
  
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    • Ἄσπασαι Πρίσκαν καὶ Ἀκύλαν καὶ τὸν Ὀνησιφόρου οἶκον
• 20. Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
  
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    • Ἔραστος ἔμεινεν ἐν Κορίνθῳ Τρόφιμον δὲ ἀπέλιπον ἐν Μιλήτῳ ἀσθενοῦντα
• 21. Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
  
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    • Σπούδασον πρὸ χειμῶνος ἐλθεῖν Ἀσπάζεταί σε Εὔβουλος καὶ Πούδης καὶ Λίνος καὶ Κλαυδία καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πάντες
• 22. The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
  
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    • Ὁ κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματός σου ἡ χάρις μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν ἀμήν