2 Timothy 4:13 (WEB)

Passage

Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

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

2 Timothy 4:13 Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.

2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander, the coppersmith, did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds,

2 Timothy 4:15 of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bring", "cloak", "left", "troas", "carpus", "come", "books", and "especially". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bring" and "cloak", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus..." into verse 14's "Alexander the coppersmith did much evil to...", so "bring" and "cloak" 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 "bring" and "cloak" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.