2 Timothy 4:13

“The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.”

"The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments." - 2 Timothy 4:13
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What does 2 Timothy 4:13 mean?

2 Timothy 4:13 (KJV) reads: "The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments." This verse is part of the personal instructions and requests from the apostle Paul to Timothy, his beloved son in the faith…

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The Cloak, the Books, and the Parchments: A Lesson in Our Spiritual Walk

In 2 Timothy 4:13, Paul writes a simple yet profound request: "The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments." At first glance, this verse may seem to be a mere logistical note from the Apostle Paul…

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A Prayer of Longing and Purpose: Retrieving What is Essential

Heavenly Father, In the quiet of this moment, as I come before You in prayer, I am reminded of the profound words of the Apostle Paul, who in his time of need, expressed a longing for what was left behind – the cloke and the books, and particularly the parchments. In 2 Timothy…

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1 Timothy 2:13 - "For Adam was first formed, then Eve."
2 Timothy 2:13 - "If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself."
2 Timothy 4:12 - "And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus."
2 Timothy 4:19 - "Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus."
2 Timothy 4:4 - "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
2 Timothy 4:9 - "Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:"
2 Timothy 3:13 - "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."
2 Timothy 4:2 - "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
1 Timothy 4:2 - "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"
2 Timothy 4:22 - "The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen."
"For Adam was first formed, then Eve." - 1 Timothy 2:13
2 Timothy 4:20 - "Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick."
2 Timothy 3:4 - "Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"
1 Timothy 2:4 - "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 4:6 - "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand."
2 Timothy 4:15 - "Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words."
2 Timothy 2:4 - "No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier."
"And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus." - 2 Timothy 4:12
"Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine." - 1 Timothy 4:13
2 Timothy 1:4 - "Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;"
"If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself." - 2 Timothy 2:13
2 Timothy 4:14 - "Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:"
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."
2 Timothy 1:13 - "Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus."
"Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus." - 2 Timothy 4:19