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2 Timothy 4:11–13

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2 Timothy 4:11

11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

2 Timothy 4:12

12And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

2 Timothy 4:13

13The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 4:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

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Mark

A visible sign or impression; as a verb, to notice, designate, or set a sign upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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profitable

Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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ministry

Service, office, or appointed work; the duties, agency, or means by which service is performed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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2 Timothy 4:12

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Ephesus

An important city of Asia Minor mentioned in Acts and the epistles.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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2 Timothy 4:13

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Carpus

Carpus, the man at Troas with whom Paul had left a cloke, books, and parchments.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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especially

Chiefly; particularly; in an uncommon degree; in reference to one person or thing in particular.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 11

  1. Acts 12:12
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  2. Acts 12:25
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  3. Philemon 1:24
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  4. 2 Timothy 1:15
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  5. Acts 15:39
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From verse 12

  1. Acts 20:4
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  2. Ephesians 6:21
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  3. Colossians 4:7
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  4. Titus 3:12
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  5. 1 Timothy 1:3
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From verse 13

  1. 1 Corinthians 4:11
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  2. 2 Corinthians 11:27
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  3. Acts 16:11
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  4. Acts 16:8
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  5. Acts 20:5–12
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