2 Timothy 4:21 (ASV)

Passage

Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

Nearby Context

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.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "diligence", "come", "before", "winter", "eubulus", "saluteth", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "diligence", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Erastus remained at Corinth but Trophimus I..." into verse 22's "The Lord be with thy spirit Grace...", so "give" and "diligence" 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 "give" and "diligence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.