2 Timothy 4:21

Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

Before winter ... Paul quite naturally dreaded the onset of cold weather, not having the cloak which he so much needed. Again, in this, he urged Timothy "to hurry."

Eubulus ... Nothing is known of this man except what is written here.

Pudens ... This is all that Scripture reveals of him.

Linus ... His name appears nowhere else in Scripture; and, as for the tradition that he was "the first bishop of Rome," it may be rejected out of hand. Not one line of authentic history supports such a claim.

And Claudia ... "In the Constitution of the Apostles, this woman is identified as the mother of Linus";[30] but little dependence can be accredited to it.

And all the brethren ... Neither whom nor how many of these may be ascertained; but yet the words have a comforting ring. After all, in spite of the persecution, there was some considerable company of the redeemed in the ancient imperial capital who were still "brethren," and who would carry forward the living faith after its most prominent leaders were slaughtered in the Neronian persecution.