because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ.

As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality,

They will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,

For the hidden power of lawlessness is already at work. However, the one who holds him back will do so until he is taken out of the way,

Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.

and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.

For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker deserves his pay.”

Similarly good works are also obvious, and the ones that are not cannot remain hidden.

and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.

to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called “knowledge.”

Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive to do his will.

When you come, bring with you the cloak I left in Troas with Carpas and the scrolls, especially the parchments.

Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds.

to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.

as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.

I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.