1 I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,
2 proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;
4 and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.
5 But thou, be sober in all things, bear evils, do the work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.
6 For I am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come.