^{1 Ref} I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign --

^{2 Ref} preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

^{3 Ref} for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers -- itching in the hearing,

^{4 Ref} and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.

^{5 Ref} And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,

^{6 Ref} for I am already being poured out, and the time of my release hath arrived;