The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

¶ The Prologe to the seconde epist le of S. Paul vnto Timothe.

IN this epistle Paul exhorteth Timothe to goo forwarde as he had begonne / and to preache the Gospell with all diligence / as it nede was / seinge many we¦re fallen awaye / and manye fal¦se spirites & teachers were sprō¦ge vp all readie. Wherfore a Bysshopes parte is / euer to watche and to la∣boure in the Gospell.

In the thyrde and fourth he sheweth before and that notablye / of the ieopardous tyme to∣warde the ende of the worlde / in which a false spirituall lyuinge shuld deccaue the hole worl∣de with outwarde ypocresie and apparence of holynes / vnder which all abominacious shuld haue their tre passage and course / as we (alas) haue sene this prophesie of S. Paul fulfilled in oure spiritualtie vnto the vttermost Iote.

¶ The seconde epistle of S. Paul vnto Timothe.

¶ The fyrst Chapter.

PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christ / by the will of God / to preache the promes of lyfe / [ A] which lyfe is in Christ Iesu.

To Timothe his beloved sonne.

Grace / mercy and peace / from God the fa∣ther / & from Christ Iesu oure Lorde.

I thanke god / whom I serve from myne el∣ders

with pure consciēce / that with out cea¦synge I make mencion of the in my prayres nyght & daye / desyrynge to se the / myndfull of thy teares: so that I am filled with ioye / whē I call to remembraunce the vnfayned fayth that is in the / which dwelt fyrst in thy graū∣moder ••ois / and in thy mother Eunica: and [ B] am assured that it dwelleth in the also.

Wherfore I warne the that thou stere vp the gyfte of god which is in the / by the put∣tynge* 1.1 on of my hondes. For god hath not ge∣ven to vs the sprete of feare: but of power / & of love / & of sobrenes of mynde. Be not a sha∣med* 1.2 to testyfye oure lorde / nether be a shamed of me / which am bounde for his sake: but suf∣fre adversite with y^e gospell also thorow y^e po¦wer of god / which saved vs & called vs w^t an* 1.3 holy callinge / not acordinge to oure dedes / but [ C] accordynge to his awne purpose and grace / which grace was gevē vs thorowe Christ Ie¦su* 1.4 before the worlde was / but is nowe decla∣red openly by y^t appearynge of oure savioure Iesu Christ / which hath put away deeth / and hath brought lyfe & immortalite vnto light thorow the gospell / whervnto I am apoynted a preacher / and an Apostle / & a teacher of the gentyls: for the which cause I also suffre the¦se thinges. Neverthelesse I am not a shamed For I knowe whō I have beleved / & amsure that he is able to kepe that which I have cō∣mitted to his kepynge / agaynst that daye.* 1.5

Se thou have the ensample of the holsome [ D] wordes which thou heardest of me in fayth &

love which is in Iesu Christ. That good thin¦ge / whiche was committed to thy kepynge / ke¦pe in y^e holy goost which dwelleth in vs. This thou knowest / how that all they which are in Asia / be turned from me. Of which sorte are Phig••los & hermogenes. The lorde geve mer¦cie vnto the hou••se of Onesiphoros / for he of∣te refresshed me / & was not a shamed of my chayne: but when he was at Rome / he sought me out very diligently / and founde me. The lorde graunt vnto him that he maye fynde mercie with the lorde at that daye. And in how many thynges he ministred vnto me at Ephesus thou knowest very wel.

The .ii. Chapter. ✚

THou therfore my sonne / be stronge in [ A] the grace that is in Christ Iesu. And what thynges thou hast hearde of me many bearynge witnes / the same diliver to faythfull men / which are apte to teache other Thou therfore suffre affliccion as a good sou¦dier of Iesu Christ. No man that warreth / en∣tanglith him silfe with worldely busynes / & that be cause he wolde please him that hath chosen him to be asoudier. And though a man strive for a mastery / yet ys he not crouned / ex∣cept he strive laufully. The husbandmā that laboreth must fyrst receave of the frutes. Con¦syder what I saye. The lorde geve the vnder¦stondynge in all thynges. ⊢

Remember that Iesus Christ beynge of [ B] he sede of David / rose agayne frō deth accor∣dynge

to my gospell / wherin I suffre trouble as an evyll doar / even vnto bondes. But the worde of god was not bounde. Herefore I suf¦fre all thinges / for y^e electes sakes / that they* 1.6 myght also obtayne that saluacion which is in Christ Iesu / with eternall glory.

It is a true sayinge / if we be deed w^t him / * 1.7 we also shall live with him. Yf we be pacient / we shall also raigne w^t him. If we denye him / he also shall denye vs. Yf we beleve not / yet abideth he faithfull. He cannot denye him sil¦fe. Of these thynges put them in remembra∣unce / and testifie before the lorde / that they stryve not about wordes which is to no prof∣fet / but to pervert the hearers.

Study to shewe thy silfe laudable vnto [ C] god a workman y^• nedeth not to be a shamed / dividynge the worde of trueth iustly. Vngost¦ly and vayne voyces passe over. For they shall encreace vnto greater vngodlynes / and their wordes shall fret even as doeth a cancre: of whose nombre ys Hymeneos and Philetos / * 1.8 which as concernynge the trueth have erred / sayinge that the resurreccion is past all redy / and do destroye the fayth of divers persones.

But the sure grounde of god remayneth / & hath this seale: the lorde knoweth them that are his / and let every man that calleth on the name of Christ / departe from iniquite. Not withstondinge in a greate housse are not only vesselles of golde and of silver: but also of wood & of erthe / some for honoure / and some vnto dishonoure. But Yf a man purdge him

silfe from suche felowes / he shalbe a vessell sanctified vnto honoure / mete for the lorde and prepared vnto all good workes.

Lustes of youth avoyde / and folowe right [ D] wesnes / fayth / love and peace / with them that call on the lorde with pure herte. Folisshe & vnlearned questions put from the / remēbryn∣ge that they do but gendre stryfe. But the ser∣vaunt* 1.9 of the lorde must not stryve: but must be peasable vnto all men / and apte to teache / and one that can suffre: the evyll in meknes / and can informe them that resist / yf that god at eny tyme will geve them repentaūce for to knowe the trueth: that they maye come to thē selves agayne out of the snare of the devyll / which are now taken of him at his will.

¶ The .iii. Chapter.

THis vnderstonde / that in the last dayes* 1.10 shall come parelous tymes. For the mē shalbe lovers of their awne selves / [ A] coveteous / bosters / proude / cursed speakers / disobediēt to father & mother / vnthākfull / vn holy / vnkinde / trucebreakers / stubborn / falceac cusars / ryatours / fearce despisers of thēwhich are good / traytours / heddy / hye mynded / gredy apon volupteousnes more then the lovers of god / havynge a * 1.11 similitude of godly lyvynge / but have denyed the power ther of and soche abhorre. Of this sorte are they which entre in to houses / and brynge into bondage wymmen laden with synne / which wemen are ledde of divers lustes / ever learnynge and never able to come vnto the knowledge of the trueth.

As Iannes and Iambres with stode Mo∣ses / even* 1.12 so do these resist the trueth / men they [ C] are of corrupt myndes / and leawde as concer∣nynge the fayth: but they shall prevayle no lē¦ger. For their madnes shalbe vttered vnto all men as theirs was. But thou hast sene y^• experience of my doctrine / fassion of lyuynge / purpose / fayth / longe sufferynge / love / pacien¦ce / persecucions / and affliccions which happe¦ned vnto / me at Antioche / at I conium and at lystra: which persecucions I suffered pacient¦ly. And from them all the lorde delivered* 1.13 me. Ye and all that will live godly in Christ Iesu / must suffre persecucions. But the evyll men and disceavers shall wexe worsse and worsse / whill they deceave and are deceaved them selves.

But continue thou in the thynges which thou hast learned / which also were committed [ D] vnto the seynge thou knowest of whom thou hast learned them & for as moche also as thou hast knowē holy scripture of a chylde / which is able tomake the wyse vnto saluacion thoro¦we the fayth which ys in Christ Iesu. For all* 1.14 scripture gevē by inspiracion of god / is proffi∣table to teache / to improve / to amende and to instruct in rightewesnes / y^t y^e man of god ma∣ye be perfect & prepared vnto all good workes.

¶ The .iiii. Chapter.

I Testifie therfore before god / and before the lorde Iesu Christ / which shall iud∣ge [ A] quicke and deed at his aperynge in his kyngdom / preache the worde / be fervent / be

it in season or out of season. Improve / rebuke / exhorte with all longe sufferinge & doctryne. For the tyme will come / when they wyll not* 1.15 suffer wholsome doctryne: but after their aw∣ne lustes shall they (whose eares ytche) gett thē an heepe of teachers / & shall turne their ea¦res [ B] from y^• trueth / & shalbe geven vnto fables. But watch thou in all thynges / and suffre ad¦versitie / and do the worke of an evangelist / fulfill thyne office vnto the vtmost.

For I am now redy to be offered / and the tyme of my departynge is at honde. I have fought a good fight / and have fulfilled my course / and have kept the fayth. From hence forth is layde vp for me a croune of rightewes¦nes which the lord ••that is a righteous iudge shall geve me at that daye: not to me only but vnto all them that love his commynge. Ma∣ke spede to come vnto me atonce.

For Demas hath left me & hath loved this [ C] present worlde / & is departed into Tessaloni∣ca.* 1.16 Crescens is gone to Galacia / & Titus vn∣to Dalmacea. Only Lucas is with me. Take* 1.17 Marke & bringe him with the / for he is neces¦sary vnto me for to minister. And Tichicus ha¦ve I sent to Ephesus. The cloke that I lefte at Troada with Carpus / whē thou commest / brynge with the / and the bokes / but specially the partchemēt. Alexander the coppersmyth did me moche evyll / the lorde rewarde him ac∣cordynge to his dedes / of whom be thou ware also. For he withstode oure preachynge fore.

At my fyrst answerynge / no man assissted

me / but all forsoke me. I praye God / that it maye not be layde to their charges: ✚ not withstondinge the Lorde assisted me / & strēg∣thed me / that by me the preachinge shuld be fulfilled to the vtmost / and that all the gen∣tyls shuld heare. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lyon. And the Lorde shall delivre me from all evyll doynge / and shall ke¦pe me vnto his hevenly kyngdome. To whō be prayse for ever and ever. Amen. ⊢

Salute Prisca and Aquila / & the housholde of Onesiphorus. Erastus abode at Corinthū. Trophimos I lefte at Miletum sicke. Make spede to come before winter. Eubolus gretith the / and Pudes / and Linus / and Claudia / and all the brethren. The Lorde Iesus Christ be with thy sprete. Grace be with you.

Amen.

¶ The seconde pistle written from Rome vn∣to Timothe / when Paul was presented the seconde tyme vp before the Emperoure Nero.

Notes

• * 1.1

  rom. viiij
• * 1.2

  Puttinge on of han¦des.
• * 1.3

  tit. iij. d.
• * 1.4

  Purpose & grace.
• * 1.5

  i. tim. ij. b
• * 1.6

  Electe.
• * 1.7

  Covena∣untes.
• * 1.8

  Himenos Philetos
• * 1.9

  j. tim. j. c. tit. iij. c.
• * 1.10

  j. tim. iiij. ij. pet. iij. iude .j. f.
• * 1.11

  This was pro∣phesied of them that shuld pre¦tende holi¦nes.
• * 1.12

  Iannes. Iambres exo. vij. b
• * 1.13

  Persecu∣cion.
• * 1.14

  ii. pet. j. d. Scriptu∣re.
• * 1.15

  They th∣at haue no true fa¦yth ner lust to sy∣ue godlye / seketh euer new doctoures
• * 1.16

  collo. iiij.
• * 1.17

  Luke the euāgelist