Bible Strands
2 Timothy 1:15
You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to Timothy during his imprisonment, marking a moment when his ministry in the province of Asia collapsed into isolation. He notes this abandonment to underscore the urgency of remaining faithful to the entrusted message.
The words — ἀπεστράφησὲν (apestraphēsan) means turned away from, and πᾶντες (pantes) means all. Together they state that no one in the region remained with the author.
The thread — The pattern of abandonment recurs in 2 Timothy 4:16 and Philippians 2:21, where self-interest replaces loyalty. The geographic scope echoes Acts 19:10, contrasting widespread gospel proclamation with widespread personal desertion.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that ministry will face concrete isolation and requires choosing steadfastness over popularity. It directs the reader to guard the entrusted message through the Spirit rather than relying on human support.
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The Greek words
King James Version
This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
Cross-references
- Philippians 2:21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
- 2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
- Acts 19:10 This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
- 2 Timothy 4:10 because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- Acts 16:6 After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
- Acts 19:27 There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
- 1 Corinthians 16:19 The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
- Acts 19:31 Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
- Acts 20:16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.