1. I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,
2. proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3. For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;
4. and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.