2 Timothy 3:11 (DRB)

Passage

Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:9 But they shall proceed no farther: for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.

2 Timothy 3:10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

2 Timothy 3:11 Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.

2 Timothy 3:12 And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "persecutions", "afflictions", "such", "came", "upon", "antioch", "iconium", and "lystra". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "persecutions" and "afflictions", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "But thou hast fully known my doctrine..." into verse 12's "And all that will live godly in...", so "persecutions" and "afflictions" 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 "persecutions" and "afflictions" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.