2 Timothy 1:15

Modern

You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Traditional

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

Literal

You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Latin

Scis hoc, quod aversi sunt a me omnes, qui in Asia sunt, ex quibus est Phigellus, et Hermogenes.

Greek

English

You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

everyone … has deserted me: This happened either in Rome or in the province of Asia Minor when authorities arrested Paul. Paul might have considered this as another way his life followed Christ’s pattern (see Matthew 26:31, 56).
Phygelus and Hermogenes are otherwise unknown. The context might imply that they were church leaders who sided with the opponents of Paul (2 Timothy 1:11–14).

Paul encourages Timothy to remain loyal and to come to Rome without fear. He mentions both good and bad examples from others.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
Philippians 2:21
For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Acts 19:10
This 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 Timothy 4:10–11
…because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
Acts 19:27
There 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 16:6
After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
1 Corinthians 16:19
The 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 20:16
Paul 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 19:31
Even 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.

Hermogenes: A believer who deserted Paul in Asia Phygelus: Believer who deserted Paul in Asia

Asia: A Roman province in western Asia Minor