2 Timothy 3:11 (ASV)

Passage

persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:9 But they shall proceed no further. For their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.

2 Timothy 3:10 But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

2 Timothy 3:11 persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

2 Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "persecutions", "sufferings", "things", "befell", "antioch", "iconium", and "lystra". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "persecutions" and "sufferings", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "But thou didst follow my teaching conduct..." into verse 12's "Yea and all that would live godly...", so "persecutions" and "sufferings" 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 "persecutions" and "sufferings" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.