2 Timothy 4:13

Modern

When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

Traditional

The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

Literal

Upon coming, bring the cloak that I left in Troas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments.

Latin

Penulam, quam reliqui Troade apud Carpum, veniens affer tecum, et libros, maxime autem membranas.

Greek

English

When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

Paul's arrest and transfer to Rome apparently prevented him from gathering his possessions.
the cloak: Winter was approaching (4:21).
Carpus might have hosted Paul in Troas. Mentioning Troas suggests Timothy was still in Ephesus and would travel through Troas, a port town.
my scrolls, especially the parchments: These writings may have included Scriptures, personal notes, letters to Paul, copies of Paul's own letters, and other Christian and Jewish materials.

Theme notes and profiles

Acts 16:11
We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
1 Corinthians 4:11
To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
2 Corinthians 11:27
…in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
Acts 16:8
So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
Acts 20:5–12
These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.

Carpus: Paul's friend in Troas

Troas: A city in Asia Minor, visited by Paul