2 Thou therefore, amy son, bbe strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things cthat thou hast heard of me ||among many witnesses, the same decommit thou to ffaithful men, who shall be gable to teach others also. 3 Thou therefore hendure hardness, as ia good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No jman that warreth kentangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 5 And lif a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not llcrowned, except he strive lawfully. 6 m||The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. 7 Consider what I say; and mmthe Lord give thee understanding in all things. 8 Remember that Jesus Christ nof the seed of David nnwas raised from the dead oaccording to my gospel: 9 pWherein hI suffer trouble, as an evil doer, qeven unto bonds; but rthe word of God is not bound. 10 Therefore I endure all things sfor tthe elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain uthe salvation which is in Christ Jesus with veternal glory. 11 wIt is a faithful saying: For if xwe be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 12 yIf we suffer, we shall also zreign with him: aif we deny him, he also will deny us: 13 bIf we believe not, yet che abideth faithful: dhe cannot deny himself.

14 Of these things eput them in remembrance, fcharging them before the Lord that they gstrive not about words hto no profit, but to the isubverting of the hearers. 15 Study to shew thyself japproved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But kshun lprofane and vain babblings: for they will mincrease unto more ungodliness. 17 And their word will eat as doth a ||canker: of whom is nHymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth ohave erred, psaying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless qthe foundation of God standeth ||sure, qqhaving this seal, rThe Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ sdepart from iniquity. 20 But tin a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and uof earth; and vsome to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If wa man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a xvessel unto honour, sanctified, and xmeet for the master’s use, and yprepared unto every zgood work. 22 aFlee also byouthful lusts: but afollow righteousness, afaith, acharity, cpeace, with dthem that call on the Lord eout of a pure heart. 23 But foolish and unlearned fquestions gavoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24 And hthe servant of the Lord must not strive; but be igentle unto all men, kapt to teach, ||lpatient, 25 mIn meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; nif God peradventure will give them repentance oto the acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that they may †recover themselves out pof the snare of the devil, who are †taken captive by him at his will.

3 This know also, that ain the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be blovers of their own selves, ccovetous, dboasters, deproud, fblasphemers, ddisobedient to parents, gunthankful, hunholy, 3 iWithout natural affection, itrucebreakers, ||false accusers, kincontinent, fierce, ldespisers of those that are good, 4 mTraitors, nheady, ohighminded, plovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 qHaving a rform of godliness, but sdenying the power thereof: tfrom such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they ttwhich creep into houses, and lead captive silly women uladen with sins, led away with udivers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able vto come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Now was Jannes and Jambres xwithstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: ymen of corrupt minds, ||reprobate concerning the faith. 9 But they shall zproceed no further: for their afolly bshall be manifest unto all men, cas theirs also was. 10 But ||dthou hast fully known my edoctrine, fmanner of life, gpurpose, hfaith, longsuffering, hcharity, hpatience, 11 iPersecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at kAntioch, at lIconium, at mLystra; what ipersecutions I endured: but nout of them all the Lord odelivered me. 12 Yea, and pall that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and seducers shall qwax worse and worse, deceiving, and qqbeing deceived. 14 But rcontinue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 And that sfrom a child tthou hast known uthe holy vscriptures, wwhich are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 xAll scripture is given by inspiration of God, and yis profitable for ydoctrine, for zreproof, for acorrection, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That bthe man of God may be perfect, ||throughly furnished cunto all dgood works.

4 aI charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bwho shall judge the quick and the dead at chis appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word; be instant din season, eout of season; freprove, grebuke, hexhort with all ilongsuffering and doctrine. 3 For jthe time will come when they will not kendure lsound doctrine; but mafter their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and nshall be turned unto ofables. 5 But pwatch thou in all things, qendure afflictions, do the work of ran evangelist, ||smake full proof of thy ministry. 6 For I am now tready to be offered, and the time of my udeparture is at hand. 7 vI have fought a good fight, I have wfinished my course, I have kept the faith: 8 xHenceforth there yis laid up for me za crown of righteousness, which the Lord, zzthe righteous judge, shall give me at athat day: and not to me only, but unto all aathem also that love bhis appearing.

9 cDo thy diligence to come shortly unto me: 10 For dDemas hath forsaken me, ehaving loved fthis present world, and is departed unto gThessalonica; Crescens to hGalatia, iTitus unto Dalmatia. 11 kOnly dLuke is with me. Take lMark, and bring him with thee: for he is mprofitable to me for the ministry. 12 And nTychicus have I sent to oEphesus. 13 The cloke that I left at pTroas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. 14 qAlexander rthe coppersmith did me much evil: sthe Lord reward him according to his works: 15 Of whom tbe thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood ||our words. 16 At my first uanswer no man stood with me, kbut all men forsook me: I pray God vthat it may not be laid to their charge. 17 Notwithstanding wthe Lord stood with me, and xstrengthened me; ythat by me the preaching might be zfully known, and that aall the Gentiles might hear: and I bwas delivered cout of the mouth of the lion. 18 And dthe Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: eto whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

19 Salute fPrisca and fAquila, and gthe household of Onesiphorus. 20 hErastus abode at iCorinth: but kTrophimus have I left at lMiletum sick. 21 mDo thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. 22 nThe Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. oGrace be with you. Amen.

The second epistle unto Timotheus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians, was written from Rome, awhen Paul was brought before †Nero the second time.

The Epistle of Paul to

Titus

1 *Paul, aa servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of aaGod’s elect, and bthe acknowledging of the truth cwhich is after dgodliness; 2 ||In ehope of eternal life, which God, fthat cannot lie, gpromised hbefore the world began; 3 But hath iin due times kmanifested his word lthrough preaching, mwhich is committed unto me naccording to the commandment of oGod our Saviour; 4 To pTitus, mine qown son after rthe common faith: qGrace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5 sFor this cause left I thee in tCrete, that uthou shouldest set in order the things that are ||vwanting, and wordain xelders in every city, as I had yappointed thee: 6 zIf any be ablameless, the husband of one wife, bhaving faithful children not accused of criot or dunruly. 7 For ea bishop must be ablameless, as fthe steward of God; not gselfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, ha lover of ||good men, isober, just, holy, temperate; 9 kHolding fast lthe faithful word ||mas he hath been taught, nthat he may be able by osound doctrine both to exhort and to pconvince the gainsayers. 10 For there are many dunruly and qvain talkers and rdeceivers, specially sthey of the circumcision: 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, twho subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, ufor filthy lucre’s sake. 12 vOne of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The wCretians are alway liars, evil beasts, xslow bellies. 13 This witness is true. Wherefore yrebuke them zsharply, that they amay be sound in the faith; 14 bNot giving heed cto Jewish fables, and cccommandments of men, that turn from dthe truth. 15 eUnto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and funbelieving is nothing pure; but even their gmind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they hknow God; but iin works they jdeny him, being abominable, and kdisobedient, and lunto every good work ||reprobate.