2 Timothy 4:17 (YLT)

Passage

and the Lord stood by me, and did strengthen me, that through me the preaching might be fully assured, and all the nations might hear, and I was freed out of the mouth of a lion,

Nearby Context

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

2 Timothy 4:16 in my first defence no one stood with me, but all forsook me, (may it not be reckoned to them!)

2 Timothy 4:17 and the Lord stood by me, and did strengthen me, that through me the preaching might be fully assured, and all the nations might hear, and I was freed out of the mouth of a lion,

2 Timothy 4:18 and the Lord shall free me from every evil work, and shall save <FI>me<Fi> --to his heavenly kingdom; to whom <FI>is<Fi> the glory to the ages of the ages! Amen.

2 Timothy 4:19 Salute Prisca and Aquilas, and Onesiphorus' household;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "stood", "strengthen", "through", "preaching", "might", "fully", and "assured". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "stood", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "in my first defence no one stood..." into verse 18's "and the Lord shall free me from...", so "lord" and "stood" 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 "lord" and "stood" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.