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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: 2 Timothy 4.
- 0:03SPEAKER_00: Before God and Jesus Christ, I give you a command.
- 0:08SPEAKER_00: Christ Jesus is the one who will judge all people, those who are living and those who have died.
- 0:15SPEAKER_00: He is coming again to rule in his kingdom.
- 0:18SPEAKER_00: So I give you this command.
- 0:20SPEAKER_00: Tell everyone God's message.
- 0:23SPEAKER_00: Be ready at all times to do whatever is needed.
- 0:27SPEAKER_00: Tell people what they need to do.
- 0:30SPEAKER_00: Tell them when they are doing wrong and encourage them.
- 0:34SPEAKER_00: Do this with great patience and careful teaching.
- 0:39SPEAKER_00: The time will come when people will not listen to the true teaching, but people will find more and more teachers who please them.
- 0:50SPEAKER_00: They will find teachers who say what they want to hear.
- 0:55SPEAKER_00: People will stop listening to the truth.
- 0:58SPEAKER_00: They will begin to follow the teaching in false stories, but you should control yourself at times.
- 1:06SPEAKER_00: When troubles come, accept them.
- 1:10SPEAKER_00: Do the work of telling the good news.
- 1:13SPEAKER_00: Do all of the duties of a servant of God.
- 1:17SPEAKER_00: My life is being given as an offering for God.
- 1:23SPEAKER_00: The time has come for me to lead this life here.
- 1:27SPEAKER_00: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have served the Lord faithfully.
- 1:35SPEAKER_00: Now a prize is waiting for me, the crown that will show that I am right with God.
- 1:42SPEAKER_00: The Lord, the judge who judges rightly, will give it to me on that day.
- 1:48SPEAKER_00: Yes, he will give it to me and to everyone else who is eagerly looking forward to his coming.
- 1:56SPEAKER_00: Personal notes Do your best to come to me as soon as you can.
- 2:02SPEAKER_00: Demus loved this world too much.
- 2:06SPEAKER_00: That is why he left me.
- 2:08SPEAKER_00: He went to Thessalonica.
- 2:10SPEAKER_00: Cresens went to Galatia, and Titus went to Dalmatia.
- 2:15SPEAKER_00: Luke is the only one still with me.
- 2:19SPEAKER_00: Get Mark and bring him with you when you come.
- 2:23SPEAKER_00: He can help me in my work here.
- 2:26SPEAKER_00: I sent Tycheus to Ephesus when I was in Troas.
- 2:31SPEAKER_00: I left my coat there with Carpus, so when you come, bring it to me also.
- 2:38SPEAKER_00: Bring my books.
- 2:39SPEAKER_00: The books written on parchment are the ones I need.
- 2:43SPEAKER_00: Alexander the metal worker caused me so much harm.
- 2:48SPEAKER_00: The Lord will punish him for what he did.
- 2:52SPEAKER_00: He fought against everything we teach.
- 2:55SPEAKER_00: You should be careful that he doesn't hurt you too.
- 3:00SPEAKER_00: The first time I defended myself, no one helped me.
- 3:04SPEAKER_00: Everyone left me.
- 3:06SPEAKER_00: I pray that God will forgive them, but the Lord stayed with me.
- 3:11SPEAKER_00: The Lord gave me strength so that I could tell the good news everywhere.
- 3:18SPEAKER_00: He wanted all of those who are not Jews to hear that good news, so I was saved from the lion's mouth.
- 3:26SPEAKER_00: The Lord will save me when anyone tries to hurt me.
- 3:30SPEAKER_00: He will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.
- 3:34SPEAKER_00: Glory forever and ever be the Lord's.
- 3:38SPEAKER_00: Amen.
- 3:39SPEAKER_00: Final greetings.
- 3:41SPEAKER_00: Give my greetings to Priscilla and Achilla and to the family of one Cyprus.
- 3:48SPEAKER_00: Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus in Miletus.
- 3:54SPEAKER_00: He was sick.
- 3:56SPEAKER_00: Try as hard as you can to come to me before winter.
- 4:01SPEAKER_00: Greetings to you from Eubylus, Prudence, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters here.
- 4:10SPEAKER_00: The Lord be with your spirit, grace be with you.