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Hermogenes was one of the believers in Asia who deserted Paul during his imprisonment.
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Hermogenes is mentioned briefly in Paul's second letter to Timothy as one of the believers in Asia who deserted Paul during his imprisonment. Along with Phygellus, Hermogenes is cited as an example of those who turned away from Paul in his time of need (2Ti.1.15). The exact circumstances of this desertion are not specified, but it likely occurred during Paul's final imprisonment in Rome. Paul's mention of Hermogenes' abandonment serves as a contrast to the faithfulness of Onesiphorus, who diligently sought out Paul and refreshed him (2Ti.1.16-18). No other details about Hermogenes' background, conversion, or reasons for deserting Paul are provided in the Bible. (2Ti.1.15).
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Mercury-born, at one time Paul’s fellow-labourer in Asia Minor, who, however, afterwards abandoned him, along with one Phygellus, probably on account of the perils by which they were beset (2 Tim. 1:15).
a person mentioned by St. Paul in the latest of all his epistles, (2 Timothy 1:15) when all in Asia had turned away from him. (A.D. 64.)
begotten of Mercury
HERMOG'ENES (begotten of Mercury), one who forsook Paul. 2 Tim 1:15.
HERMOG'ENES (begotten of Mercury), one who forsook Paul. 2 Tim 1:15.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s G2061
You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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