2 Timothy 1:16-18
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[16] May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain, [17] but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me [18] (the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageAsia refers to the Roman province in western Asia Minor, including Ephesus, its leading city; Paul notes that many believers from this region had turned away from him. Rome, the imperial capital where Paul was imprisoned, highlights Onesiphorus’s costly diligence in seeking and encouraging him.
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2 Timothy 1:16-18 mentions Asia, Ephesus and Rome.
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