KJV King James Version
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Timothy 4:11
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.
WEB World English Bible
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.
ASV American Standard Version
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Lukas only is with me; Markus having taken, bring with thyself, for he is profitable to me for ministration;
Surrounding context — 2 Timothy 4
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring [with thee], and the books, [but] especially the parchments.
14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΛουκᾶςG3065 · LoukasLukeἐστινG1510 · eimito beμόνοςG3441 · monosaloneμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterἐμοῦ.G1473 · egōI/weΜᾶρκονG3138 · MarkosMarkἀναλαβὼνG353 · analambanōto take upἄγεG71 · agōto bringμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterσεαυτοῦ·G4771 · suyouἔστινG1510 · eimito beγάρG1063 · garforμοιG3165 · memeεὔχρηστοςG2173 · euchrēstoshelpfulεἰςG1519 · eistowardδιακονίαν.G1248 · diakoniaservice
Cross-references
Acts 12:12And when he had considered [the thing], he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.Philemon 1:24Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.Acts 12:25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.Colossians 4:10Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)2 Timothy 1:15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.Colossians 4:14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.Acts 15:39And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;1 Peter 5:13The [church that is] at Babylon, elected together with [you], saluteth you; and [so doth] Marcus my son.Matthew 19:30But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last [shall be] first.Hosea 14:4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.Luke 13:30And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.Acts 16:10And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.Matthew 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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