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2 Timothy 4:11–14

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Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
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From verse 11

  1. Acts 12:12Rank 1 from verse 11
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    12And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.

  2. Acts 12:25Rank 2 from verse 11
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    25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

  3. Philemon 1:24Rank 3 from verse 11
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    24Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

  4. 2 Timothy 1:15Rank 4 from verse 11
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    15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

  5. Acts 15:39Rank 5 from verse 11
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    39And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

  6. Colossians 4:10Rank 6 from verse 11
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    10Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)

  7. Colossians 4:14Rank 7 from verse 11
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    14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

  8. 1 Peter 5:13Rank 8 from verse 11
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    13The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

  9. Acts 16:10Rank 9 from verse 11
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    10And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

  10. Hosea 14:4Rank 10 from verse 11
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    4¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

  11. Luke 13:30Rank 11 from verse 11
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    30And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

  12. Matthew 19:30Rank 12 from verse 11
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    30But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

  13. Matthew 20:16Rank 13 from verse 11
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    16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

From verse 12

  1. Acts 20:4Rank 1 from verse 12
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    4And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

  2. Ephesians 6:21Rank 2 from verse 12
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    21But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:

  3. Colossians 4:7Rank 3 from verse 12
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    7All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:

  4. Titus 3:12Rank 4 from verse 12
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    12When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

  5. 1 Timothy 1:3Rank 5 from verse 12
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    3As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

  6. Acts 20:16–17Rank 6 from verse 12
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    16For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

    17¶ And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

  7. Acts 20:25Rank 7 from verse 12
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    25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

From verse 13

  1. 1 Corinthians 4:11Rank 1 from verse 13
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    11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

  2. 2 Corinthians 11:27Rank 2 from verse 13
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    27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

  3. Acts 16:11Rank 3 from verse 13
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    11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

  4. Acts 16:8Rank 4 from verse 13
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    8And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

  5. Acts 20:5–12Rank 5 from verse 13
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    5These going before tarried for us at Troas.

    6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

    7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

    8And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

    9And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

    10And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

    11When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

    12And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

From verse 14

  1. 1 Timothy 1:20Rank 1 from verse 14
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    20Of whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

  2. 2 Thessalonians 1:6Rank 2 from verse 14
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    6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

  3. Psalms 28:4Rank 3 from verse 14
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    4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

  4. 1 Samuel 24:12Rank 4 from verse 14
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    12The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

  5. 2 Samuel 3:39Rank 5 from verse 14
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    39And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

  6. Acts 19:33–34Rank 6 from verse 14
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    33And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.

    34But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

  7. Jeremiah 15:15Rank 7 from verse 14
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    15¶ O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.

  8. Jeremiah 18:19–23Rank 8 from verse 14
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    19Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

    20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

    21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

    22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

    23Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

  9. Psalms 109:5–20Rank 9 from verse 14
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    5And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

    6Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

    7When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

    8Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

    9Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

    10Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

    11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

    12Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

    13Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

    14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

    15Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

    16Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

    17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

    18As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

    19Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

    20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

  10. Psalms 62:12Rank 10 from verse 14
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    12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

  11. Revelation 18:6Rank 11 from verse 14
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    6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

  12. Romans 12:19Rank 12 from verse 14
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    19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

  13. 1 John 5:16Rank 13 from verse 14
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    16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

  14. Revelation 18:20Rank 14 from verse 14
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    20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

  15. Revelation 6:10Rank 15 from verse 14
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    10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 4:11

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

Mark

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Mark, the surname of John who travelled in the ministry with Barnabas and later was profitable to Paul.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ministry

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Sense 1: Service or appointed work, including the duties of an office or charge. Sense 2: The agency, instrumentality, or means by which service is performed.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2 Timothy 4:12

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2 Timothy 4:13

COMBINED MEANING

cloke

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Sense 1: A cloak: an outer garment. Sense 2: Figuratively, a covering or pretext.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Carpus

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

especially

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 4:14

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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reward

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Sense 1: A benefit, payment, honour, punishment, or recompense given or received. Sense 2: As a verb, to give such a return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4:9Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

4:10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

4:11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

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4:12And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

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4:13The 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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4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

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4:15Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.

4:16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

4:17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

4:18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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