2 Timothy 4:1-6 Now then, in the presence of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge both living and dead with a view to His appearing and His Kingdom, I give you this charge:

WPNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Now then, in the presence of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge both living and dead with a view to His appearing and His Kingdom, I give you this charge: ² Proclaim the Word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and exhort, with lots of patience and teaching. ³ Because the time will come when they will not tolerate the sound doctrine; rather, they will accumulate for themselves a great many teachers who will tickle their ears according to their lusts ⁴ —yes, they will turn their ears away from the Truth and be turned aside to fables. ⁵ But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. ⁶ For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.