Bible verses about "legacy" | Anderson

²⁰ I pray, not for these only, but for those also who shall believe on me through their word; ²¹ that they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. ²² And the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them, that they may be one, as we are one; ²³ I in them, and thou ID me, that they may be made perfect in one, that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. ²⁴ Father, I wish that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me; for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world. ²⁵ Righteous Father, though the world has not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

¹ I charge you, therefore, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom, ² preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching. ³ For the time will come when they will not endure sound teaching, but according to their own desires they will pro cure for themselves an abundance of teachers to gratify their itching ears: ⁴ and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and be turned to fables. ⁵ But do you be watchful in all things, endure evil, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.? ⁶ For I am now ready to be poured out, and the time of my departure is at hand. ⁷ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith: ⁸ henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me at that day; and not to me only, but to all those who love his appearing. ⁹ Endeavor to come to me shortly; ¹⁰ for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age; and he has gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. ¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for the ministry. ¹² I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. ¹³ When you come, bring the cloak that I left in Troas with Car pus, and the books, especially the parchments. ¹⁴ Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord repay him according to his works. ¹⁵ Do you, also, beware of him, for he has greatly withstood our words. ¹⁶ At my first defense no one stood by me, but all forsook me; may it not be laid to their charge: ¹⁷ but the Lord stood by me, and gave me strength, that through me that which is preached might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. ¹⁸ And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory from age to age. Amen. ¹⁹ Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. ²⁰ Erastus remained at Corinth. I left Trophimus sick at Miletus. ²¹ Endeavor to come to me before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren salute you. ²² The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you all. Amen.

¹² Wherefore, I will not neglect to remind you always of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth. ¹³ Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to arouse you by putting you in remembrance. ¹⁴ For I know that the putting off of this my tabernacle is near at hand, even as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. ¹⁵ But I will earnestly endeavor that you may be able, even after my decease, to have these things always in remembrance.

²⁰ But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

² and the things which you have heard from me through many witnesses, these do you commit to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

⁶ For I am now ready to be poured out, and the time of my departure is at hand. ⁷ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith: ⁸ henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me at that day; and not to me only, but to all those who love his appearing.