Verse Lens · Concise explanation
2 Timothy 4:21 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 21. 21Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
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Quick Meaning
This verse renews the pre-winter urgency and transmits greetings from a named community.
Read It With
- 2 Timothy 4:19–22
Read 2 Timothy 4:21 with 4:19–22. This verse renews the pre-winter urgency and transmits greetings from a named community. The complete unit establishes this movement: The writer greets Prisca, Aquila, and Onesiphorus's household, reports Erastus and Trophimus, urges Timothy to come before winter, passes greetings, and closes with the Lord's presence and grace for the community.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The close brings elevated hope back to travel, weather, illness, households, coworkers, and a communal blessing of grace. Within that movement, this verse renews the pre-winter urgency and transmits greetings from a named community.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“before winter”
In plain language: Seasonal travel risk gives practical urgency to the request.
renews the pre-winter urgency and transmits greetings from a named community. Wise ministry accounts for seasons, logistics, and human companionship.
Why it matters: The wording helps identify this verse's distinct contribution to the complete unit.
How certain? strongWhat Remains True
Wise ministry accounts for seasons, logistics, and human companionship.
How It Can Shape Life
- Plan travel and handoffs around real safety constraints.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read 2 Timothy 4:19–22 — Final Greetings Preserve Human Need and GraceSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 2 Timothy 4:19–22, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, morphology targets, and base text for original-language discussion.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/2Tim.txt, 4:19–22
Open the 2 Timothy Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — 2 Timothy with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level syntax, KJV-era wording, textual alternatives, and interpretive notes.
Exact location: NET Bible official 2 Timothy PDF, 4:19–22 translation and attached translator, study, and textual notes
Open the official NET 2 Timothy PDF ↗