Passage

Trophimus remains sick

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

²⁰Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.

2 Timothy 4:20World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writer reports that Erastus stayed in Corinth and that he left Trophimus sick in Miletus.

These travel details appear among greetings and a request to arrive before winter. Illness is included among the companions' different circumstances.

What does the mention of Trophimus add to these travel updates?