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# 2 Timothy 4

2 Timothy 4 is chapter 4 of 4 in the Second Letter to Timothy. Here are all 22 verses in the Catholic Public Domain Version, with the Latin of the Clementine Vulgate beside them.

> His charge to Timothy. He tells him of his approaching death and desires him to come to him.
>
> — Bp. Richard Challoner, chapter summary

## 2 Timothy 4 (Catholic Public Domain Version)

1. I testify before God, and before Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead through his return and his kingdom:
2. that you should preach the word urgently, in season and out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke, with all patience and doctrine.
3. For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine, but instead, according to their own desires, they will gather to themselves teachers, with itching ears,
4. and certainly, they will turn their hearing away from the truth, and they will be turned toward fables.
5. But as for you, truly, be vigilant, laboring in all things. Do the work of an Evangelist, fulfilling your ministry. Show self-restraint.
6. For I am already being worn away, and the time of my dissolution presses close.
7. I have fought the good fight. I have completed the course. I have preserved the faith.
8. As for the remainder, a crown of justice has been reserved for me, one which the Lord, the just judge, will render to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to those who look forward to his return. Hurry to return to me soon.
9. For Demas has abandoned me, out of love for this age, and he has departed for Thessalonica.
10. Crescens has gone to Galatia; Titus to Dalmatia.
11. Luke alone is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you; for he is useful to me in the ministry.
12. But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.
13. When you return, bring with you the supplies that I left with Carpus at Troas, and the books, but especially the parchments.
14. Alexander the coppersmith has shown me much evil; the Lord will repay him according to his works.
15. And you should also avoid him; for he has strongly resisted our words.
16. At my first defense, no one stood by me, but everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them!
17. But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the preaching would be accomplished, and so that all the Gentiles would hear. And I was freed from the mouth of the lion.
18. The Lord has freed me from every evil work, and he will accomplish salvation by his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
19. Greet Prisca, and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
20. Erastus remained at Corinth. And Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.
21. Hurry to arrive before winter. Eubulus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brothers greet you.
22. May the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. May grace be with you. Amen.

## 2 Timothy 4 in Latin (Clementine Vulgate, 1592)

1. Testificor coram Deo, et Jesu Christo, qui judicaturus est vivos et mortuos, per adventum ipsius, et regnum ejus:
2. prædica verbum, insta opportune, importune: argue, obsecra, increpa in omni patientia, et doctrina.
3. Erit enim tempus, cum sanam doctrinam non sustinebunt, sed ad sua desideria coacervabunt sibi magistros, prurientes auribus,
4. et a veritate quidem auditum avertent, ad fabulas autem convertentur.
5. Tu vero vigila, in omnibus labora, opus fac evangelistæ, ministerium tuum imple. Sobrius esto.
6. Ego enim jam delibor, et tempus resolutionis meæ instat.
7. Bonum certamen certavi, cursum consummavi, fidem servavi.
8. In reliquo reposita est mihi corona justitiæ, quam reddet mihi Dominus in illa die, justus judex: non solum autem mihi, sed et iis, qui diligunt adventum ejus. Festina ad me venire cito.
9. Demas enim me reliquit, diligens hoc sæculum, et abiit Thessalonicam:
10. Crescens in Galatiam, Titus in Dalmatiam.
11. Lucas est mecum solus. Marcum assume, et adduc tecum: est enim mihi utilis in ministerium.
12. Tychicum autem misi Ephesum.
13. Penulam, quam reliqui Troade apud Carpum, veniens affer tecum, et libros, maxime autem membranas.
14. Alexander ærarius multa mala mihi ostendit: reddet illi Dominus secundum opera ejus:
15. quem et tu devita: valde enim restitit verbis nostris.
16. In prima mea defensione nemo mihi affuit, sed omnes me dereliquerunt: non illis imputetur.
17. Dominus autem mihi astitit, et confortavit me, ut per me prædicatio impleatur, et audiant omnes gentes: et liberatus sum de ore leonis.
18. Liberavit me Dominus ab omni opere malo: et salvum faciet in regnum suum cæleste, cui gloria in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.
19. Saluta Priscam, et Aquilam, et Onesiphori domum.
20. Erastus remansit Corinthi. Trophimum autem reliqui infirmum Mileti.
21. Festina ante hiemem venire. Salutant te Eubulus, et Pudens, et Linus, et Claudia, et fratres omnes.
22. Dominus Jesus Christus cum spiritu tuo. Gratia vobiscum. Amen.

## Catechism of the Catholic Church

Paragraph numbers and the Catechism's own section headings (never quoted); text at vatican.va.
- CCC ¶ 679: To Judge the Living and the Dead ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))

## The saints

- “Let the ruler be, through humility, a companion to those who live well, and through the zeal of righteousness, stern against the vices of the wicked.” — St. Gregory the Great, Pastoral Rule, II.3, 591 (On this theme: verse 2)
- “Eighty-six years I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my King who saved me?” — St. Polycarp, Martyrdom of Polycarp, 9, 155 (On this theme: verse 7)

## Bishop Challoner's notes

Bp. Richard Challoner, notes on the Douay-Rheims (1750); they comment on its older wording.
- Verse 5: “An evangelist” … a diligent preacher of the gospel.

## Read at Mass (US)

- Tue, Jun 29, 2027 (computed): Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles — Second Reading, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18
- Mon, Oct 18, 2027 (computed): St. Luke, Evangelist — First Reading, 2 Timothy 4:10-17b
- Sat, Jun 10, 2028 (computed): Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time — First Reading, 2 Timothy 4:1-8
- Thu, Jun 29, 2028 (computed): Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles — Second Reading, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18

3 more dates through December 31, 2028, in the [liturgical calendar](https://blessbible.app/calendar/).

Dates after May 31, 2027 are computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

Source: Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain; Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592).