2 Timotius 4:9-11

Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings

4:9 Make every effort to come to me soon. 4:10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved ¹  the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. ²  Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia. 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help ³  to me in ministry. ⁴ 

2 Timotius 4:14

4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. ⁵  The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds. ⁶ 

2 Timotius 4:16

4:16 At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it.

2 Timotius 4:21

4:21 Make every effort to come before winter. Greetings to you from Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters. ⁷ 

[4:10]  ¹ tn Grk “having loved.”

[4:10]  ² map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[4:11]  ³ tn Grk “useful.”

[4:11]  ⁴ tn Or “in serving me.”

[4:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “showed me much evil.”

[4:14]  ⁶ sn An allusion to Ps 28:4.

[4:21]  ⁷ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).