2 Timothy 4:14-18

4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. ¹  The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds. ²  4:15 You be on guard against him ³  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 ⁴  would be fully proclaimed ⁵  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 ⁶  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ⁷  be glory for ever and ever! ⁸  Amen.

[4:14]  ¹ tn Grk “showed me much evil.”

[4:14]  ² sn An allusion to Ps 28:4.

[4:15]  ³ 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]  ⁵ tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

[4:18]  ⁷ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.