2 Timothy 1:17 (DRB)

Passage

But when he was come to Rome, he carefully sought me and found me.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:15 Thou knowest this, that all they who are in Asia are turned away from me: of whom are Phigellus and Hermogenes.

2 Timothy 1:16 The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus: because he hath often refreshed me and hath not been ashamed of my chain:

2 Timothy 1:17 But when he was come to Rome, he carefully sought me and found me.

2 Timothy 1:18 The Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day. And in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou very well knowest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "rome", "carefully", "sought", and "found". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "rome", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "The Lord give mercy to the house..." into verse 18's "The Lord grant unto him to find...", so "come" and "rome" 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 "come" and "rome" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.