2 Timothy 4:19 (ASV)

Passage

Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might me fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

2 Timothy 4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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

2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "salute", "prisca", "aquila", "house", and "onesiphorus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "salute" and "prisca", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "The Lord will deliver me from every..." into verse 20's "Erastus remained at Corinth but Trophimus I...", so "salute" and "prisca" 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 "salute" and "prisca" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.