2Ti 4:21 | TNotes | STEP | 4:21 before winter: Paul was probably concerned there would be an extended delay if Timothy missed this chance to travel in the fall (see 1:4 ; 4:9 ). Winter closed travel across the Adriatic Sea from November to March (see Acts 27:12 ). Paul might also have been concerned to receive his coat (2 Tim 4:13 ) for the unheated prison. Eubulus is not mentioned elsewhere in the New Testament, but he was obviously well known to Timothy. • Pudens was a name used in upper class families. • Eusebius and Irenaeus later identified Linus as the first bishop of Rome. • Claudia is not mentioned elsewhere in the New Testament. • brothers and sisters: Greek adelphoi, a generic term that refers to members of the same family, both male and female.

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‏ 2 Timothy 4:21

4:21 ^a before winter: Paul was probably concerned there would be an extended delay if Timothy missed this chance to travel in the fall (see 1:4 ^b; 4:9 ^c). Winter closed travel across the Adriatic Sea from November to March (see Acts 27:12 ^d). Paul might also have been concerned to receive his coat (2 Tim 4:13 ^e) for the unheated prison. Eubulus is not mentioned elsewhere in the New Testament, but he was obviously well known to Timothy.

• Pudens was a name used in upper class families.

• Eusebius and Irenaeus later identified Linus as the first bishop of Rome.

• Claudia is not mentioned elsewhere in the New Testament.

• brothers and sisters: Greek adelphoi, a generic term that refers to members of the same family, both male and female.