Basic HTML Version
form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6
For of this sort are they
which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8
Now as Jannes and Jambres
withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the
faith.
9
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all
men,
as theirs
also was.
10
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering,
charity, patience,
11
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra;
what persecutions I endured: but out of
them
all the Lord delivered me.
12
Yea, and all that will
live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse
and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned
and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned
them;
15
And that from a child thou
hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which
is in Christ Jesus.
16
All scripture
is
given by inspiration of God, and
is
profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17
That the man of God may be perfect,
throughly furnished unto all good works.
CHAPTER TIMOTHY 4
I charge
thee
therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the
dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season;
reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3
For the time will come when they
will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears;
4
And they shall turn away
their
ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto
fables.
5
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full
proof of thy ministry.
6
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
7
I have fought a good fight, I have finished
my
course, I have kept the faith:
8
Henceforth there is
laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that
day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
9
Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
10
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this
present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
11
Only
Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12
And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
13
The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou
comest, bring
with thee,
and the books,
but
especially the parchments.
14
Alexander the coppersmith
did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
15
Of whom be thou ware also; for
he hath greatly withstood our words.
16
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all
men
forsook me:
I pray God
that it may not be laid to their charge.
17
Notwithstanding the Lord stood
with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and
that
all the
1603
KJV Bible