Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
Erastus stayed back in Corinth, and I had to leave Trophimus in Miletus because he was sick.
Sometimes life happens and people can't come with you, and that's okay.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of Paul's second letter to Timothy, written during his imprisonment in Rome around AD 66-67, Paul is sharing personal updates about his companions as he nears the end of his life and ministry. Erastus, mentioned elsewhere in the New Testament as a coworker in Corinth, a bustling Greek city central to early Christian outreach, decided to stay there for reasons possibly related to his role or circumstances. Trophimus, an Asian believer who traveled with Paul, was left behind in Miletus, a coastal city in Asia Minor, due to illness, illustrating the physical hardships that accompanied the apostles' missionary journeys.
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