In Context

4 and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.

5 And thou — watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,

6 for I am already being poured out, and the time of my release hath arrived;

7 the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,

8 henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord — the Righteous Judge — shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.

9 Be diligent to come unto me quickly,

2 Timothy 4:7 in Other Translations