17. To the king of ages, incorruptible, invisible, the only God, honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18. I entrust this charge to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophetic words once spoken about you. Through them may you fight a good fight
19. by having faith and a good conscience. Some, by rejecting conscience, have made a shipwreck of their faith,
20. among them Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.