The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
Cloak that I left - probably obliged to leave it in a hurried departure from Troas.
Carpus - a faithful friend, entrusted with so precious deposits. The mention of his "cloak," so far from being unworthy of inspiration, is a graphic touch which sheds a flood of light on the last scene of Paul, on the confines of two worlds: in this wanting a cloak to cover him from the "winter" cold (cf. 2 Timothy 4:21), in that covered with the righteousness of saints, 'clothed upon with his house from heaven' (Gaussen). So the inner vesture and outer garment of Jesus, Paul's master, suggest most instructive, thought, (John 19:1-42.) х Felonee (G5341): a long, thick, sleeveless cloak, with only an opening for the head: the traveling cloak; Roman, poenula, Grecised. Some explain, a traveling case for clothes or books (Conybeare, 2:499).]
Books - which he was anxious to transmit to the faithful, that they might have the teaching of his writings when he should be gone.
Especially the parchments - containing perhaps some of his inspired letters. "The books" х ta (G3588) biblia (G975)] were written on papyrus.