What does 2 Timothy 4:18 say?

and the Lord shall free me from every evil work, and shall save me --to his heavenly kingdom; to whom is the glory to the ages of the ages! Amen.

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to 2 Timothy 4:18 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, 2 Timothy 4:17, 2 Timothy 4:19, and 2 Timothy 3.

2 Timothy 4:18 (YLT)

Passage

and the Lord shall free me from every evil work, and shall save <FI>me<Fi> --to his heavenly kingdom; to whom <FI>is<Fi> the glory to the ages of the ages! Amen.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:16 in my first defence no one stood with me, but all forsook me, (may it not be reckoned to them!)

2 Timothy 4:17 and the Lord stood by me, and did strengthen me, that through me the preaching might be fully assured, and all the nations might hear, and I was freed out of the mouth of a lion,

2 Timothy 4:18 and the Lord shall free me from every evil work, and shall save <FI>me<Fi> --to his heavenly kingdom; to whom <FI>is<Fi> the glory to the ages of the ages! Amen.

2 Timothy 4:19 Salute Prisca and Aquilas, and Onesiphorus' household;

2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus did remain in Corinth, and Trophimus I left in Miletus infirm;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "shall", "free", "evil", "save", "heavenly", and "kingdom". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "and the Lord stood by me and..." into verse 19's "Salute Prisca and Aquilas and Onesiphorus' household...", so "lord" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.