17. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18. This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
19. holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
20. among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.