2 Timothy 4:15 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

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

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

2 Timothy 4:16 At 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.

2 Timothy 4:17 Notwithstanding 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "ware", "hath", "greatly", "withstood", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "ware", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil..." into verse 16's "At my first answer no man stood...", so "thou" and "ware" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "ware" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.