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2 Timothy 4:11 KJV
2 Timothy · chapter 4 · verse 11
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.2 Timothy 4:11 · King James Version
2 Timothy 4:11 in context
9Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
13The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- profitableeuchrēstoseasy to make use of, usefulG2173 →
- ministrydiakoniaservice, ministering, esp. of those who execute the commands of others, of those who by…G1248 →
- Onlymonosalone , forsaken, destitute of help, alone, only, merelyG3441 →
- LukeloukasLuke or Lucus = " light-giving" , a Gentile Christian, the companion of Paul in…G3065 →
- Takeanalambanōto take up, raise, to take upG353 →
- MarkmarkosMark = " a defense" , an evangelist, the author of the Gospel of Mark. Marcus was…G3138 →
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Here are divers particular matters which Paul mentions to Timothy, now at the closing of the epistle. 1. He bids him hasten to him, if possible (Ti2 4:9): So thy diligence to come shortly to me.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-15