2 Timothy 4:11

2 Timothy 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
• New International Version (NIV)Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me in my ministry.

Context of 2 Timothy 4:11

9Be diligent to come to me quickly; 10for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. 12And Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. 13Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas when you come—and the books, especially the parchments.

2 Timothy 4:11 word by word

Λουκᾶς ἐστιν μόνος μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ. Μᾶρκον ἀναλαβὼν ἄγε μετὰ σεαυτοῦ· ἔστιν γάρ μοι εὔχρηστος εἰς διακονίαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Onlyμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• LukeΛουκᾶςLoukas · LukeG3065
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Takeἀναλαμβάνωanalambanō · to take upG353
• MarkΜάρκοςMarkos · MarkG3138
• bringἄγωagō · to bringG71
• theeσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• profitableεὔχρηστοςeuchrēstos · helpfulG2173
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the ministryδιακονίαdiakonia · serviceG1248

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:11

• 2 Timothy 1:15This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
• Acts 16:10Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
• Colossians 4:14Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
• Philemon 1:24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.
• Acts 12:12So, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.
• Acts 15:39Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus;
• Colossians 4:10Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him),
• 1 Peter 5:13She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.
• Hosea 14:4“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from him.
• Matthew 19:30But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
• Matthew 20:16So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”
• Luke 13:30And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Only Luke is with me - This was Luke the evangelist, and writer of the Acts of the Apostles, who was always much attached to St. Paul, and it is supposed continued with him even to his martyrdom. Take Mark, and bring him with thee - This was John Mark, the sister's son of Barnabas, who, after having wavered a little at first, became a steady, zealous, and useful man; his name and conduct have been often before the reader. See the parallel passages. For he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Only Luke is with me - Luke, the author of the gospel which bears his name, and of the Acts of the Apostles. For a considerable part of the ministry of Paul, he was his traveling companion (compare the notes on Acts 16:10), and we know that he went with him to Rome; Acts 27:1. Take Mark - John Mark, see the notes at Acts 15:37. He was the son of a sister of Barnabas, and had been the traveling companion of Barnabas and Paul. There had been a temporary…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 The love of this world, is often the cause of turning back from the truths and ways of Jesus Christ. Paul was guided by Divine inspiration, yet he would have his books. As long as we live, we must still learn. The apostles did not neglect human means, in seeking the necessaries of life, or their own instruction. Let us thank the Divine goodness in having given us so many writings of wise and pious men in all ages; and let us seek that by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Luke: The author of the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts traveled with Paul at different times. Many believe Luke was Paul's physician (Colossians 4:14). Luke was the only one of Paul's fellow workers who stayed with him continually. Therefore, Paul wanted Timothy to come quickly. Mark: Paul's belief that Mark would be useful shows a Christian story of amending differences (see Acts 13:13; 15:36–40; see also Colossians 4:10; Philemon 1:24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Take--Greek, "take up" on thy journey (Ac 20:13, 14). John Mark was probably in, or near, Colosse, as in the Epistle to the Colossians (Col 4:10), written two years before this, he is mentioned as about to visit them. Timothy was now absent from Ephesus and somewhere in the interior of Asia Minor; hence he would be sure to fall in with Mark on his journey. he is profitable to me for the ministry--Mark had been under a cloud for having forsaken Paul at…Read the comment

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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