2 Timothy 4:5-8

Contemporary English Version

⁵ But you must stay calm and be willing to suffer. You must work hard, telling the good news and to do your job well.

⁶ Now the time has come for me to die. My life is like a drink offering^[a] being poured out on the altar. ⁷ I have fought well. I have finished the race, and I have been faithful. ⁸ So a crown will be given to me for pleasing the Lord. He judges fairly, and on the day of judgment he will give a crown to me and to everyone else who wants him to appear with power.