2 Timothy 4:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) For I am already being “poured out like a drink offering,” and the time for me to leave has come. [Note: Paul here likens the prospect of shedding his blood for the work of Christ to the pouring of wine and oil on an Old Testament sacrifice]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I am already about to be sacrificed [my life is about to be poured out as a drink offering]; the time of my [spirit's] release [from the body] is at hand and I will soon go free. American Standard Version (1901) For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. Common English Bible I’m already being poured out like a sacrifice to God, and the time of my death is near. Catholic Public Domain Version For I am already being worn away, and the time of my dissolution presses close. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand. |