2 Timothy 4 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹ 0 Crescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.

² 1 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

³ 2 But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

⁴ 3 The cloak that I left at Troas, with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, especially the parchments.

⁵ 4 Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works:

⁶ 5 Whom do thou also avoid, for he hath greatly withstood our words.

⁷ 6 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their charge.

⁸ 7 But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching may be accomplished, and that all the Gentiles may hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

⁹ 8 The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work: and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁰ 9 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

¹¹ 0 Erastus remained at Corinth. And Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.

¹² 1 Make haste to come before winter Eubulus and Pudens, and Linus and Claudia, and all the brethren, salute thee.

¹³ 2 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

¹⁴ Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:

¹⁵ Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

¹⁶ But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior:

¹⁷ To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Savior.

¹⁸ For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:

¹⁹ If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.

²⁰ For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

²¹ But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

²² Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.