For (A)I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my (B)departure has come. (C)I have fought the good fight, (D)I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is (E)laid up for me (F)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (G)the righteous judge, will award to me on (H)that day, and not only to me but also to all (I)who have loved his appearing.

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As for me, the hour has come for me to be sacrificed; the time is here for me to leave this life. I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith.[a] And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day—and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 4:7 kept the faith; or been true to my promise.