¹⁸ This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare;

²⁰ O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto `thee', turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

¹⁴ Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

¹ I charge `thee' in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

² preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

³ For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;

¹ Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

² And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

³ Suffer hardship with `me', as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

⁴ No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of `this' life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

⁵ And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowded, except he have contended lawfully.

² unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

²² But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child `serveth' a father, `so' he served with me in furtherance of the gospel.

¹² For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual `hosts' of wickedness in the heavenly `places'.

¹³ Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

¹⁴ Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁵ and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶ withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil `one'.

¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

¹⁸ with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

⁷ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

¹² Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

¹³ I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;

¹⁴ that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

³ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh

⁴ (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),

¹⁰ I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,

⁴ to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

² to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁴ For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:

¹¹ according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

¹² I thank him that enabled me, `even' Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to `his' service;