But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle {you}.

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they {do it} to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished {my} course, I have kept the faith:

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and {before} Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; {confession: or, profession}

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, {even} eternal life.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Who hath saved us, and called {us} with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

That by two immutable things, in which {it was} impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to {his} purpose.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

And they shall be as mighty {men}, which tread down {their enemies} in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD {is} with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. {the riders...: or, they shall make the riders on horses ashamed}

Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

She {is} a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy {is every one} that retaineth her.

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

One shall say, I {am} the LORD'S; and another shall call {himself} by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe {with} his hand unto the LORD, and surname {himself} by the name of Israel.

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

Know ye that {our} brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for {your} liberal distribution unto them, and unto all {men};

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

{It was} but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished {my} course, I have kept the faith:

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle {you}.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort {you} that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. {among: or, by}

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they {do it} to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, {even} eternal life.

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

That by two immutable things, in which {it was} impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; {In: or, For}

And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; {faint: Heb. be tender} {tremble: Heb. make haste}

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear {to be} in me.

The like figure whereunto {even} baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and {before} Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; {confession: or, profession}

Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they {were} mighty men of valour.

Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for {your} liberal distribution unto them, and unto all {men};

Know ye that {our} brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

This {is it} that {belongeth} unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: {to...: Heb. to war the warfare of, etc}

Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?