You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
Parallel translations
- WEB This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
- KJV This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
- NKJV This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
- NASB You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
- NLT As you know, everyone from the province of Asia has deserted me—even Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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Quick answer
Paul notes that all in the province of Asia have turned away from him, naming Phygelus and Hermogenes. He candidly acknowledges abandonment as he nears the end.
Overview
As Paul faces death, many former associates have deserted him, a painful reminder of how trials can thin the ranks of supporters. The specific names show this was a real, remembered abandonment, not vague complaint. The contrast prepares the way for the faithful example of Onesiphorus in the following verses.
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- Phil 2:21For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
- 2 Tim 4:16At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
- Acts 19:10This 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 Tim 4:10–11because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- 1 Cor 16:19The 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 19:27There 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.”
- Acts 16:6After 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 20:16Paul 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.
- Acts 19:31Even 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.
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