2 Timothy 4:11
11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.
Other Translations of 2 Timothy 4:11
King James Version
11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
English Standard Version
11 Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry.
The Message
11 Luke is the only one here with me. Bring Mark with you; he'll be my right-hand man
New King James Version
11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.
New Living Translation
11 Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me in my ministry.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:11
Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:9-13
(Read 2 Timothy 4:9-13)
The love of this world, is often the cause of turning back from the truths and ways of Jesus Christ. Paul was guided by Divine inspiration, yet he would have his books. As long as we live, we must still learn. The apostles did not neglect human means, in seeking the necessaries of life, or their own instruction. Let us thank the Divine goodness in having given us so many writings of wise and pious men in all ages; and let us seek that by reading them our profiting may appear to all.