2 Timothy 1 · Verse 15

2 Timothy 1:15

This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

2 Timothy 1:15, King James Version

2 Timothy 1:15 in other translations

BSB	You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
WEB	This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
ASV	This thou knowest, that all that are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
YLT	thou hast known this, that they did turn from me--all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes;
DARBY	Thou knowest this, that all who are in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me.
BBE	You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes:
Webster	This thou knowest, that all they who are in Asia are turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

What does 2 Timothy 1:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

15. all they which are in Asia--Proconsular Asia; "all who are there now, when they were in Rome (not 'be' or 'are,' but) turned from me" then; were "ashamed of my chain," in contrast to Onesiphorus; did not stand with me but forsook me (2Ti 4:16). It is possible that the occasion of their turning from him was at his apprehension in Nicopolis, whither they had escorted him on his way to Rome, but from which they turned back to Asia. A hint to Timothy, now in Asia, not to be like them, but to imitate rather Onesiphorus, and to come to him (2Ti 4:21). Phygellus and Hermogenes--specified perhaps, as being persons from whom such pusillanimous conduct could least be expected; or, as being well known to Timothy, and spoken of before in conversations between him and Paul, when the latter was in Asia Minor.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 15. This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me. That is, in that part of Asia Minor of which Ephesus was the capital. The name Asia was often given particularly to that of Asia Minor. Acts 2:9; Acts 16:6. This passage proves that Timothy was somewhere in that region when this epistle was written to him, for otherwise he could not be supposed to "know" what is here said. When Paul says that "all" were turned away from him, he must use the word in a general sense, for he immediately specifies one who had been faithful and kind to him.

Of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. We know nothing of these individuals but what is here mentioned. It would seem that they were prominent persons, and those from whom the apostle had a right to expect other treatment. "The ecclesiastical traditions allege that they were of the seventy disciples, and, in the end, became followers of Simon Magus. We imagine that this is little more than conjecture." Pict. Bib.

It is a end thing when the only record made of a man--the only evidence which we have that he ever lived at all--is, that he turned away from a friend, or forsook the paths of true religion. And yet there are many men of whom the only thing to be remembered of them is, that they lived to do wrong.

(b) "all" Acts 19:10 (c) "turned away" 2Ti 4:10,16

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 15 All they which are in Asia - It seems as if the apostle must refer to the Asiatic Christians which were then at Rome, or had been lately there. Finding the apostle in disgrace, and thinking it dangerous to own him or his cause, they neither visited him, or confessed Christianity. He cannot be speaking of any general defection of the Asiatic Churches, but of those Asiatics who had professed a particular friendship for him. Phygellus and Hermogenes - These were two of the persons of whom he complains; but who they were, or what office they held, or whether they were any thing but private Christians who had for a time ministered to St. Paul in prison, and, when they found the state determined to destroy him, ceased to acknowledge him, we cannot tell.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Timothy 1:15-18

The apostle mentions the constancy of Onesiphorus; he oft refreshed him with his letters, and counsels, and comforts, and was not ashamed of him. A good man will seek to do good. The day of death and judgment is an awful day. And if we would have mercy then, we must seek for it now of the Lord. The best we can ask, for ourselves or our friends, is, that the Lord will grant that we and they may find mercy of the Lord, when called to pass out of time into eternity, and to appear before the judgment seat of Christ.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Timothy 1:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΟἶδαςOidasYou know

τοῦτο,toutothis,G3778

ὅτιhotithatG3754

ἀπεστράφησάνapestraphēsanturned away fromG654

μεmemeG3165

πάντεςpantesallG3956

οἱhoithoseG3588

ἐνeninG1722

τῇtēa<the>G3588

Ἀσίᾳ,AsiaAsia,G773

ὧνhōnamong whomG3739

ἐστινestinareG1510

ΦύγελοςPhugelosPhygelusG5436

καὶkaiandG2532

Ἑρμογένης.HermogenēsHermogenes.G2061

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Timothy 1:15

2 Timothy 4:16
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
Philippians 2:21
For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.
2 Timothy 4:10-11
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
Acts 19:10
And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 19:27
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
Acts 16:6
Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
1 Corinthians 16:19
The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
Acts 19:31
And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
Acts 20:16
For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

that.
Ac 16:6; 19:10,27,31; 20:16; 1Co 16:19
be.
4:10,16; Php 2:21

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Context

2 Timothy 1:14
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
2 Timothy 1:15
This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
2 Timothy 1:16
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

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2 Timothy 1:15 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Ya sabes esto, que me han sido contrarios todos los que son en Asia, de los cuales son Figello y Hermógenes.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Tu sais ceci, que tous ceux qui sont en Asie, du nombre desquels sont Phygelle et Hermogène, se sont détournés de moi.
German Elberfelder 1871	Du weißt dieses, daß alle, die in Asien sind, sich von mir abgewandt haben, unter welchen Phygelus ist und Hermogenes.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Scis hoc, quod aversi sunt a me omnes, qui in Asia sunt, ex quibus est Phigellus, et Hermogenes.