2 Timothy 4:6 (GNV)

Passage

For I am nowe readie to be offered, and the time of my departing is at hand.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:4 And shall turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe giuen vnto fables.

2 Timothy 4:5 But watch thou in all thinges: suffer aduersitie: doe the worke of an Euangelist: cause thy ministerie to be throughly liked of.

2 Timothy 4:6 For I am nowe readie to be offered, and the time of my departing is at hand.

2 Timothy 4:7 I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith.

2 Timothy 4:8 For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lord the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nowe", "readie", "offered", "time", "departing", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nowe" and "readie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "But watch thou in all thinges suffer..." into verse 7's "I haue fought a good fight and...", so "nowe" and "readie" 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 "nowe" and "readie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.