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,