2 Timothy 3:16-4:4
English Standard Version
16 (A)All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that (B)the man of God[a] may be complete, (C)equipped (D)for every good work.
Preach the Word
4 (E)I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, (F)who is to judge the living and the dead, and by (G)his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; (H)reprove, rebuke, and (I)exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 (J)For the time is coming when people will not endure (K)sound[b] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and (L)will turn away from listening to the truth and (M)wander off into myths.
Footnotes
- 2 Timothy 3:17 That is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression)
- 2 Timothy 4:3 Or healthy
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