2 Timothy 1:17 (YLT)

Passage

but being in Rome, very diligently he sought me, and found;

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:15 thou hast known this, that they did turn from me--all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes;

2 Timothy 1:16 may the Lord give kindness to the house of Onesiphorus, because many times he did refresh me, and of my chain was not ashamed,

2 Timothy 1:17 but being in Rome, very diligently he sought me, and found;

2 Timothy 1:18 may the Lord give to him to find kindness from the Lord in that day; and how many things in Ephesus he did minister thou dost very well know.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rome", "very", "diligently", "sought", and "found". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rome" and "very", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "may the Lord give kindness to the..." into verse 18's "may the Lord give to him to...", so "rome" and "very" 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 "rome" and "very" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.