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Onesiphorus

15 You know that almost all the believers in Asia region have turned against me. They include Phygelus and Hermogenes.[a]

16 But Onesiphorus has stayed to help me. I pray that the Lord will be kind to his family. He often came to help me not to be sad. I am in prison, but he was not ashamed to help me. 17 When he came here to Rome, he looked carefully for me until he found me.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:15 Timothy was the leader of the believers in Ephesus. Ephesus was the capital city of the Roman region called Asia. It was in the country now called Turkey.

Examples of Disloyalty and Loyalty

15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia(A) has deserted me,(B) including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus,(C) because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed(D) of my chains.(E) 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me.

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