2 Timothy 4:15 (WEB)

Passage

of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.

2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "must", "beware", "greatly", "opposed", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "must" and "beware", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Alexander the coppersmith did much evil to..." into verse 16's "At my first defense no one came...", so "must" and "beware" 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 "must" and "beware" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.