For I am already being poured out as a drink offering,(A) and the time for my departure is close. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. There is reserved for me the crown(B) of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge,(C) will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.[a](D)

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  1. 4:8 Or have longed for his appearing

I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for my departure has come. I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith. The victor’s crown of righteousness is now waiting for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on the day that he comes,[a] and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for his appearing.

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  1. 2 Timothy 4:8 Lit. on that day