Final Instructions to Timothy

Make haste to come to me quickly. 10 For Demas deserted me, because he[a] loved the present age, and went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia; Titus went to Dalmatia. 11 Luke alone is with me. Take along Mark and[b] bring him with you, because he is useful to me for ministry. 12 But I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. 13 When you[c] come, bring the cloak that I left behind in Troas with Carpus, and the scrolls, especially the parchments.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 4:10 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“loved”) which is understood as causal
  2. 2 Timothy 4:11 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“take along”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. 2 Timothy 4:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“come”) which is understood as temporal