You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source, of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth.
13 The
cloke [phelones] that [hos] I left [apoleipo] at [en] Troas [Troas] with [para] Carpus, [Karpos] when thou comest, [erchomai]
bring [phero] with thee, and [kai] the books, [biblion] but
especially [malista] the parchments. [membrana]KJV-Interlinear
13 When you
come bring the cloak which I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books,
especially the parchments. NASB
Winter was approaching, 2 Tim. 4:21, so the cold weather would mean that Paul would need a warm coat or blanket, which is the cloak he is requesting. And apparently Paul had a cloak which he liked or preferred, but had left in Troas.
Troas was located in Northwest Asia Minor, on the coast. It was from here that Paul sailed, Acts 16:8. Here, also, according to Acts 20:5-12, Paul resuscitated Eutychus from the dead after he had fallen from a window.
The books or scrolls, and parchments, are items of high expense, so most documents of extreme value are recorded on this material.
Paul does not specify blank material onto which he could write, but they may well have been intended for that purpose. Since Paul committed himself to continual study, for he often references the Old Testament scriptures, then one would assume that he already had many of the scriptures with him, but too he may have left or loaned some of the scrolls to others and was in need of them now.
For whatever reason, this verse indicates that Paul relied on the scriptures and writing material for his work.
And that is the point of this verse.
None of us can live in the New Testament alone, for nearly all of its foundation is found in the Old Testament. You need a good and solid knowledge of the Old Testament in order to understand many of the concepts that are taught in the New Testament.
Anyone who says that they read the New Testament only, is a fool. Anyone who says that they read only the Old Testament, is likewise a fool. The entire Bible is a comprehensive study of Gods message to humanity, and specifically to you. The subject of the entire Bible is Christ, salvation and the spiritual life.
Neither Testament is more important than the other, they are both synergistically attached to each other and inseparable one from the other.
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