2 Timothy 4:17 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Timothy 4:18 And 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.

2 Timothy 4:19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "notwithstanding", "lord", "stood", "strengthened", "preaching", "might", "fully", and "known". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "notwithstanding" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "At my first answer no man stood..." into verse 18's "And the Lord shall deliver me from...", so "notwithstanding" and "lord" 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 "notwithstanding" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.