2 Timothy 4:20 (KJV)

Passage

Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.

2 Timothy 4:21 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

2 Timothy 4:22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "erastus", "abode", "corinth", "trophimus", "left", "miletum", and "sick". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "erastus" and "abode", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Salute Prisca and Aquila and the household..." into verse 21's "Do thy diligence to come before winter...", so "erastus" and "abode" 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 "erastus" and "abode" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.