2 Timotius 4:6-18

4:6 For I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for me to depart ¹  is at hand. 4:7 I have competed well; ²  I have finished the race; I have kept the faith! 4:8 Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day – and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on ³  his appearing.

Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings

4:9 Make every effort to come to me soon. 4:10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved ⁴  the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. ⁵  Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia. 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help ⁶  to me in ministry. ⁷  4:12 Now I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. ⁸  4:13 When you come, bring with you the cloak I left in Troas with Carpas and the scrolls, especially the parchments. 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. ⁹  The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds. ¹⁰  4:15 You be on guard against him ¹¹  too, because he vehemently opposed our words. 4:16 At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it. 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ¹²  would be fully proclaimed ¹³  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth! 4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ¹⁴  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ¹⁵  be glory for ever and ever! ¹⁶  Amen.

[4:6]  ¹ tn Grk “of my departure.”

[4:7]  ² sn The expression I have competed well (Grk “I have competed the good competition”) uses words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.”

[4:8]  ³ tn Grk “all who have loved.”

[4:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “having loved.”

[4:10]  ⁵ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[4:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “useful.”

[4:11]  ⁷ tn Or “in serving me.”

[4:12]  ⁸ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[4:14]  ⁹ tn Grk “showed me much evil.”

[4:14]  ¹⁰ sn An allusion to Ps 28:4.

[4:15]  ¹¹ tn Grk “against whom,” as a continuation of the previous clause. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:17]  ¹² tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ¹³ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

[4:18]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “to whom.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:18]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.