“Watch now in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make foolproof of thy ministry, for I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness.” (2 Tim. 4:5-8)

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