2 Timothy 4:21

2 Timothy 4:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
• New International Version (NIV)Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do your utmost to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, as well as Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brethren.

Context of 2 Timothy 4:21

19Say ‘hello’ for me to Priscilla and Aquila, and to the family of Onesiphorus. 20Erastus remained at Corinth city. I left Trophimus at Miletus city because he was ill. Please try to come before the winter. Eubulus, Pudens, Linus and Claudia say ‘hello’ to you. All the other believers here also say ‘hello’. 22I pray that the Lord will continue to make you strong in your spirit. I pray that he will be kind to all of you.

2 Timothy 4:21 word by word

Σπούδασον πρὸ χειμῶνος ἐλθεῖν.¶ Ἀσπάζεταί σε Εὔβουλος καὶ Πούδης καὶ Λίνος καὶ Κλαυδία καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πάντες.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Do thy diligenceσπουδάζωspoudazō · be eagerG4704
• to comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• winterχειμώνcheimōn · winterG5494
• EubulusΕὔβουλοςEuboulos · EubulusG2103
• greetethἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• PudensΠούδηςPoudēs · PudensG4227
• LinusΛίνοςLinos · LinusG3044
• ClaudiaΚλαυδίαKlaudia · ClaudiaG2803
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:21

• 2 Timothy 4:9Timothy, please come to see me as soon as you can.
• 2 Timothy 1:4I remember how you wept when I said ‘goodbye’ to you. I want to see you again very much, so that I may be completely happy.
• Romans 16:21Timothy, who is working together with me, says ‘hello’ to you. My relatives Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, also say ‘hello’ to you.
• 1 Corinthians 16:20All the Christians here say ‘hello’ to you. When you meet, kiss each other as Christian brothers and sisters.
• 2 Corinthians 13:13All God's people here say ‘hello’ to you.
• Philippians 4:22All God's people here say ‘hello’ to you. The Christians who live in the king's house say a special ‘hello’ to you.
• 2 John 1:13The believers here say ‘hello’ to you. They are the children of your sister that God has chosen.
• 3 John 1:14Instead, I hope to come and visit you soon. Then I can see you and we can talk together.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Come before winter - Because the apostle's time was short and uncertain. Because sailing in those seas was very dangerous in winter. Whether Timothy saw the apostle before he was martyred is not known. Eubulus - This person is nowhere else mentioned in the New Testament. Pudens - Of this person we have traditions and legends, but nothing certain. The Catholics make him bishop of Rome. Linus - He also is made, by the same persons, bishop of Rome; but there…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Do thy diligence; - 2 Timothy 4:9. To come before winter - Probably because of the dangers of the navigation then, and because the circumstances of the apostle were such as to demand the presence of a friend. Eubulus, … - These names are of common occurrence in the works of the classic writers, but of the persons here referred to we know nothing.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-22Verses 19-22 We need no more to make us happy, than to have the Lord Jesus Christ with our spirits; for in him all spiritual blessings are summed up. It is the best prayer we can offer for our friends, that the Lord Jesus Christ may be with their spirits, to sanctify and save them, and at last to receive them to himself. Many who believed as Paul, are now before the throne, giving glory to their Lord: may we be followers of them.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21before winter: Paul probably worried about a long delay if Timothy missed the chance to travel in the fall (see 1:4; 4:9). Winter weather interrupted travel across the Adriatic Sea from November to March (see Acts 27:12). Paul might also have been eager to receive his cloak for the cold prison (2 Timothy 4:13). The New Testament does not mention Eubulus elsewhere. But he was obviously well-known to Timothy. Pudens was a name used by upper-class families…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. before winter--when a voyage, according to ancient usages of navigation, would be out of the question: also, Paul would need his "cloak" against the winter (2Ti 4:13). Pudens ... Claudia--afterwards husband and wife (according to Martial [Epigrams, 4.13; 11.54]), he a Roman knight, she a Briton, surnamed Rufina. Tacitus [On Agriculture, 14], mentions that territories in southeast Britain were given to a British king; Cogidunus, in reward for his…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 4:21

• Claudia
• Eubulus
• Linus
• Pudens
• Rome

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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings