2 Timothy 4:12 (DBY)

Passage

But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:10 for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

2 Timothy 4:11 Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring [him] with thyself, for he is serviceable to me for ministry.

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

2 Timothy 4:13 The cloak which I left behind [me] in Troas at Carpus's, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments.

2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander the smith did many evil things against me. The Lord will render to him according to his works.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tychicus", "sent", and "ephesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tychicus" and "sent", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Luke alone is with me Take Mark..." into verse 13's "The cloak which I left behind me...", so "tychicus" and "sent" 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 "tychicus" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.