2 Timothy 1:16 (GNV)

Passage

The Lord giue mercie vnto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chaine,

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:14 That worthie thing, which was committed to thee, keepe through the holy Ghost, which dwelleth in vs.

2 Timothy 1:15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia, be turned from me: of which sort are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

2 Timothy 1:16 The Lord giue mercie vnto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chaine,

2 Timothy 1:17 But when he was at Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

2 Timothy 1:18 The Lord graunt vnto him, that he may finde mercie with the Lord at that day, and in how many things he hath ministred vnto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "giue", "mercie", "vnto", "house", "onesiphorus", "refreshed", and "ashamed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "giue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "This thou knowest that all they which..." into verse 17's "But when he was at Rome he...", so "lord" and "giue" 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 "lord" and "giue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.