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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Timothy 4 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_timothy/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_timothy/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > 2 Timothy 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_timothy/3.htm" title="2 Timothy 3">◄</a> 2 Timothy 4 <a href="../titus/1.htm" title="Titus 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="par"><span class="v55_4_1"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.1" class="v55_4_1">1</span>In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and because he is coming to rule as King, I solemnly urge you </span><span class="v55_4_2"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.2" class="v55_4_2">2</span>to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience. </span><span class="v55_4_3"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.3" class="v55_4_3">3</span>The time will come when people will not listen to sound doctrine, but will follow their own desires and will collect for themselves more and more teachers who will tell them what they are itching to hear. </span><span class="v55_4_4"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.4" class="v55_4_4">4</span>They will turn away from listening to the truth and give their attention to legends. </span><span class="v55_4_5"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.5" class="v55_4_5">5</span>But you must keep control of yourself in all circumstances; endure suffering, do the work of a preacher of the Good News, and perform your whole duty as a servant of God.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v55_4_6"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.6" class="v55_4_6">6</span>As for me, the hour has come for me to be sacrificed; the time is here for me to leave this life. </span><span class="v55_4_7"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.7" class="v55_4_7">7</span>I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Tim.4.7!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v55_4_8"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.8" class="v55_4_8">8</span>And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day—and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear.</span></p><h3 class="s">Personal Words</h3><p class="par"><span class="v55_4_9"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.9" class="v55_4_9">9</span>Do your best to come to me soon. </span><span class="v55_4_10"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.10" class="v55_4_10">10</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Tim.4.10!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Demas fell in love with this present world and has deserted me, going off to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. </span><span class="v55_4_11"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.11" class="v55_4_11">11</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Tim.4.11!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he can help me in the work. </span><span class="v55_4_12"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.12" class="v55_4_12">12</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Tim.4.12!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. </span><span class="v55_4_13"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.13" class="v55_4_13">13</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Tim.4.13!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> When you come, bring my coat that I left in Troas with Carpus; bring the books too, and especially the ones made of parchment.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v55_4_14"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.14" class="v55_4_14">14</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Tim.4.14!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Alexander the metalworker did me great harm; the Lord will reward him according to what he has done. </span><span class="v55_4_15"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.15" class="v55_4_15">15</span>Be on your guard against him yourself, because he was violently opposed to our message.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v55_4_16"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.16" class="v55_4_16">16</span>No one stood by me the first time I defended myself; all deserted me. May God not count it against them! </span><span class="v55_4_17"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.17" class="v55_4_17">17</span>But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength, so that I was able to proclaim the full message for all the Gentiles to hear; and I was rescued from being sentenced to death. </span><span class="v55_4_18"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.18" class="v55_4_18">18</span>And the Lord will rescue me from all evil and take me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.</span></p><h3 class="s">Final Greetings</h3><p class="par"><span class="v55_4_19"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.19" class="v55_4_19">19</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Tim.4.19!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> I send greetings to Priscilla and Aquila and to the family of Onesiphorus. </span><span class="v55_4_20"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.20" class="v55_4_20">20</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Tim.4.20!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus in Miletus, because he was sick. </span><span class="v55_4_21"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.21" class="v55_4_21">21</span>Do your best to come before winter.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v55_4_21">Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, and Claudia send their greetings, and so do all the other Christians.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v55_4_22"><span class="reftext" id="2Tim.4.22" class="v55_4_22">22</span>The Lord be with your spirit.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v55_4_22">God's grace be with you all.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">4.7: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">kept the faith; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">been true to my promise.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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