The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.

¶ The secōde Epi∣stle of Saynt Paul the Apostle vnto Timothe. (Book 2 Timothy)

¶ Pan•• exhorteth Timothe to stedfastnesse and pacyence 〈◊〉〈◊〉 persecucyon, and to contynue in the doctryne that he had taught him. A commendacyon of Onesyphorus.

CAPI. I.

PAul an Apostle of [unspec A] Iesu Christe, by the wyll of God, accordinge to the promes of lyfe whiche is in Christ Iesu.

To Tymothe hys be∣loued sōne. Grace, mercy and peace, from God the father, and from Iesu Christe oure Lorde.

I thynke God, * 1.1 whom I serue from myne elders with pure cōscyence, that with∣out any ceasynge I make mencion of the in my prayers nyght and daye, desyringe to se the, myndfull of thy teares: so that I am fylled with ioye, when I call to remēbraūce the vnfayned fayth that is in the, whiche dwelt fyrst in thy graund mother Lois, and in thy mother Eunica, & I am assure that it dwelleth in the also.

Wherfore I warne the that thou stere vp the gyfte of God which is in y^• * 1.2 by the put∣tynge [unspec B] on of my handes. ‡ 1.3 For God hath not geuē to vs the spirit of feare: but of power, and of loue, and of sobrenes. * 1.4 Be not thou

therfore ashamed of the testymony of oure Lord, neyther be ashamed of me * 1.5 which am his prisoner: but suffre thou aduersite wyth the Gospel, accordyng to the power of God, whiche ‡ 1.6 saued vs, and called vs with an ho¦ly callynge, not accordynge to oure dedes, but according to his owne purpose & grace, [unspec C] whiche was gyuen vs thorowe Christ Iesu (before the worlde beganne) but is nowe de∣clared openly by the appearynge of our sa∣uiour Iesu Christe * 1.7 whiche hath put away death, and hath brought lyfe and immorta∣lite vnto lyght thorowe the Gospell * 1.8 wher∣vnto I am apoynted, a preacher & Apostle, and a teacher of the Gentyls: for the whiche cause▪ I also suffre these thynges. Neuerthe lesse, I am not ashamed. For I knowe, and am sure, that he (in whom I haue put my trust) is able to kepe that whych I haue co∣mitted to his kepynge, agaynst that day.

* 1.9 Se that thou haue the ensample of the holsome wordes, whiche thou hast heard of me with fayth and loue that is in Christ Ie¦su. That good thynge, whiche was commit¦ted [unspec D] to thy kepyng, hold fast thorow the holy ghost, whiche dwelleth in vs. This y^• kno∣west, howe that al they which are in Asia, be turned from me. Of which sorte are Phige∣lus and Hermogenes. The Lorde gyue mer¦cye vnto the housholde of Onesiphorus for he oft refresshed me, * 1.10 and was not asha∣med of my cheyne: but when he was at Ro∣me, he sought me out very diligētly & foūde me. The Lord graūt vnto him, that he may fynde mercy with the Lord at that day. And in how many thinges he ministred vnto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very wel.

¶ Lyke as in the fyrste Chapter, so here he exhorteth hym to be constant in trouble, to suffre manly, and to abyde faste in the wholsome doctryne of our Lorde Iesus Christ.

CAPI. II.

THou therfore my sōne, be strong in the [unspec A] grace (that is thorow Christ Iesu) & in the thynges that thou haste herde of me by many wytnesses. The same commytte thou * 1.11 to faythful men, which shalbe apt to teach other also. Thou therfore suffre afflyccyons as a good soudier of Iesu Christ. No man that warreth, entāglith him self with world¦ly busynes, and that because he maye please him, which hath chosen him to be a soudier. And though a man stryne for a mastery, yet is he not crowned, except he stryue lawfully * 1.12 The husband man that laboureth, muste fyrst receyue of the frutes. Consider what I say. The Lorde gyue the vnderstandyng in all thynges. ⊢

Remembre that Iesus Christ * 1.13 of the sede [unspec B] of Dauid, rose agayne frō death accordyng to my gospel, wherin I suffre trouble as an euyll doer, euē vnto bondes. But the worde of God was not bounde. Therfore * 1.14 I suffre all thynges, for the electes sakes, that they myght also obtayne that saluacion, whiche is in Christ Iesu, with eternal glory.

It is a true sayinge * 1.15 for yf we be dead w^t hym, we shall also lyue with hym. * 1.16 If we be paciente, we shal also raygne wyth hym. * 1.17 If we denye hym, he also shall denye vs If we beleue not, ‡ 1.18 yet abydeth he faythful. He cannot denye him selfe. Of these thinges [unspec C] put them in remembraunce, and testyfie be∣fore the Lorde, that they folowe no contenci¦ous wordes: which are to no pfet, but to the peruertyng of the hearers.

Study to shewe thy selfe laudable vnto god, a workman y^• nedeth not to be ashamed distributing the word of trueth iustly. * 1.19 As for vnghostly vanityes of voices, passe y^• o∣uer them. For they wyl encreace vnto grea∣ter vngodlynes, and their wordes shall fret euen as doth the disease of a cancre: of whose nōbre is. * 1.20 Hymeneus & Philetus, whiche (as concernynge the trueth) haue exced, say∣inge, that the resurreccyon is past all redy, and do destroye the fayth of some.

But the sure groūde of god standeth styl, and hath this seale* 1.21 : the Lord knoweth thē that are his. And let euery man that calleth [unspec D] on the name of Christ, depart from iniquite. Notwithstanding * 1.22 in a great house are not onely vessels of golde and of syluer: but al∣so of wood and of earth: some for honour, & some vnto dishonour. Yf a mā therfore pour ge hī selfe from such men, he shalbe a vessell sāctified vnto honour, mete for the vses of y^• Lord, & prepared vnto al good workes.

Lustes of youth auoyde, but folow righ tuousnes, fayth, loue & peace, wyth thē that cal on the Lorde with a pure herte. ‡ 1.23 Folysh and vnlearned questiōs put from the, know¦yng, that they do but gendre stryfe. The ser∣uaunt of the Lorde muste not stryue: but be gentle vnto al men ‡ 1.24 apte to teach, & one that can suffre the euyl with mekenes, and can ‡ 1.25 infourme thē that resyst {fleur-de-lys} (the trueth) if that God at any tyme wyll gyue thē repentaūce, for to knowe the trueth: and that they maye come to them selues agayne out of the snare of the deuyll, whiche are holden captyue of hym at his wyll.

¶ He prophecyeth of the pa••clous tymes, s••••t••••h o••t ypo∣cry••••. Persecu••ion for the Gospel.

CAPI. III.

THis know, that * 1.26 in the last dayes shal [unspec A] come parelous tymes. For men shalbe louers of their owne selues, couetous, boa∣sters, proude, cursed speakers, disobediēt to fathers & mothers, vnthākful, vngodly, vn kynd, trucebrekers, false accusers, riotours fearce, despisers of thē which are good, tray tours, heady, hye mynded, gredy vpō volup tuousnes more then the louers of God, ha∣uyng a similitude of godlynes, but haue de∣nied [unspec B] the power therof: & such abhorre. For of* 1.27 this sorte are they, which entre into houses, & bryng into bōdage wemen laden w^t sinne, which wemen are led w^t diuers lustes, euer lernig, & ueuer able to come vnto the know ledge of the trueth.

* 1.28 As Iannes & Iambres with stode Mo∣ses, [unspec C] euen so do these also resist the trueth: mē they are of corrupte myndes, and lewde as cōcernyng the fayth: but they shall preuayle no lenger. For their madnes shalbe vttered vnto all men euen as theirs was. But thou hast sene the experience of my doctrine, fassiō of lyuyng, purpose, fayth, longe sufferyng, loue, pacience, persecucions, and affliccions which happened vnto me at Antioche, at ••co niū, and at Lystra: which persecuciōs I suf∣fred paciently. And from them al, the Lorde deliuered me. Yee and * 1.29 all they that wyll lyue godly in Christ Iesu shall suffre perse∣cucion. But the euyll men & dysceyuers shal wexe worsse and worsse, whyle they deceyue and are deceyued them selues.

But continue thou in the thinges which thou hast learned, which also were commit∣ted [unspec D] vnto the, knowing of whom thou haste learned them, and for as much also as * 1.30 of a chylde thou hast knowē the holy scriptures which are able to make the learned vnto sal¦uacion thorowe the fayth which is in Christ Iesu: * 1.31 All scrypture gyuen by inspiracyon of God, is profytable to teache, to improue, to amēde & to instruct in rightuousnes, that the man of God may be perfect & prepared vnto all good workes.

¶ He exhorteth Timothe to be feruent in the worde and to sus••••e Aduersite, moketh mēcion of his owne death, and byd deth Tymothe come vnto hym.

CAPI. IIII.

I Testifie therfore before God, & before the Lord Iesu Christ, whiche shall iudge the [unspec A] quicke & dead at his apperyng in his kyng∣dome, preach y^• the worde, be feruent in seasō & out of season. Improue, rebuke, exhorte w^t al long suffryng & doctrine. For the time wyl come, when they shall not suffre wholsome doctrine: but after their owne lust{is} shal they (whose earrs ytche) get thē an heape of tea∣chers, & shal withdraw their eares from the trueth, and shalbe turned vnto fables. But watch y^• in al thing{is}, suffre affliccions, do the worke of an Euāgelyste, fulfyll thyne offyce vnto the vtmost. {fleur-de-lys} (Be sober).* 1.32

For I am now redy to be offred, & the time [unspec B] of my departyng is at hāde. I haue fought a good fyght, I haue fulfylled my course, I haue kept the fayth, Frō hence forth there is layde vp for me * 1.33 a crowne of rightuousnes, which the Lord (that is a rightuous iudge) shal giue me at that day: not to me only, but vnto al thē also that loue h{is} cōming. Do thy diligēce, that y^u maiest come shortly vnto me

For Demas hath forsakē me, and loueth this present worlde, and is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galacia Titus vnto Dalmacia. Onely Lucas is w^t [unspec C] me. Take * 1.34 Marke, & bryng him with the, for he is profitable vnto me for the ministra¦cion. And Tichi••us haue I sent to Ephesus The cloke that I left at Troada with Car∣pus, (when thou commest) brynge with the, and the bokes, but specially the partch••••••t, Alexander the copper smyth dyd me muche euyl: the Lorde rewarde hym accordynge to his dedes, of whom be thou ware also. For he hath greatly withstāde our wordes.

At my fyrst answeryng, no man assysted me, but also forsoke me. I pray God, that it may not be layde to their charges: ✚ Not∣withstanding [unspec D] the Lord assisted me, & streng∣thed me, that by me the preachyng shulde be fulfylled to the vtmost, & that al the Gētyls shulde heare. And I was delyuered out of the mouth of the Lyon. And the Lord shall delyuer me from all euyl doyng & shal kepe me vnto his heauenly kyngdome. To whō be prayse for euer & euer. Amen.

Salute Prisca & * 1.35 Aquila & the houshold of * 1.36 Onesiphorus, Erastus abode at Corin∣thum. * 1.37 Trophimus haue I left at Mylctū sycke. Do thy dylygēce, that y^• mayest come before witer. Eubolus gretith the, & so doth Pudens, & Lynus, Claudia, & al the brethrē The Lord Iesus Christ be with thy spirite. Grace be with you.

Amen.

¶ The. ij. Epystle vnto Tymo the / was wrytten from Rome / when Paul was presented the seconde tyme vnto the Emperoure Nero.

Notes

• * 1.1

  ••••re. xx••••. a Rom••. ••. ••. Philip. ••. ••
• * 1.2

  ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 4. ••.
• ‡ 1.3

  Ro••••. 8 ••
• * 1.4

  Rom••. ••. ••
• * 1.5

  Ephes. iii. a
• ‡ 1.6

  ••itus. iii. b Ephes ••. a
• * 1.7

  i. Cori. xv. g Hebre. 2. d.
• * 1.8

  Roma. 1. a. and. xi, c. i. Tim. 2. b.
• * 1.9

  ••. Tim. 4. b Titus. ii. b ••. Petr. v. a
• * 1.10

  Math. 25. •• Roma. ••. ••
• * 1.11

  ••itus. ••. b▪
• * 1.12

  ••. Cor••. ••x. a
• * 1.13

  Math. i. a, Roma. ••. a.
• * 1.14

  Actes. xx. ••.
• * 1.15

  Roma. vi. b
• * 1.16

  Roma. 8. ••
• * 1.17

  Luke. xii. b. Roma. iii. ••
• ‡ 1.18

  Num. 23▪ c
• * 1.19

  ••. Timo. i. a and. vi. b
• * 1.20

  1. Timo. i. d
• * 1.21

  Ihon. ••. ••▪
• * 1.22

  Roma ix. d
• ‡ 1.23

  ••. Timo. i. •• and. vi. ••
• ‡ 1.24

  ••. Timo. 3. a
• ‡ 1.25

  Gala. vi. a.
• * 1.26

  Actes. xx. f. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Tim. 4. •• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. a Iud••. ••. c
• * 1.27

  ••itue. ••, c
• * 1.28

  Exod. vii. b
• * 1.29

  ••ct••s. ••4. d Psal. 34. d Pron. 24. b E••••l••. ii. a.
• * 1.30

  ••. Tim. 4. ••
• * 1.31

  ••. Peir. ••. d
• * 1.32

  ••••
• * 1.33

  ••. ••o••••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d ••. Petri. ••. ••
• * 1.34

  ••••••e. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.35

  Actes. 18. •• Roma. •••• ••
• * 1.36

  ii. Tim. ••. ••
• * 1.37

  Actes. x••. •• and xxi. ••