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What are related verses?

Related passages to 2 Timothy 4:14 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, 2 Timothy 4:13, 2 Timothy 4:15, and 2 Timothy 3.

2 Timothy 4:14 (ASV)

Passage

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:12 But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.

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

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

2 Timothy 4:15 of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.

2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "alexander", "coppersmith", "much", "evil", "lord", "render", and "works". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "alexander" and "coppersmith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "The cloak that I left at Troas..." into verse 15's "of whom do thou also beware for...", so "alexander" and "coppersmith" 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 "alexander" and "coppersmith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.