2 Timothy 4:13 (YLT)

Passage

the cloak that I left in Troas with Carpus, coming, bring thou and the books--especially the parchments.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:11 Lukas only is with me; Markus having taken, bring with thyself, for he is profitable to me for ministration;

2 Timothy 4:12 and Tychicus I sent to Ephesus;

2 Timothy 4:13 the cloak that I left in Troas with Carpus, coming, bring thou and the books--especially the parchments.

2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,

2 Timothy 4:15 of whom also do thou beware, for greatly hath he stood against our words;

Study Lenses

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

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