I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; CHARGE, [ diamarturomai (G1263)] - 'adjure.' THEREFORE. Omitted in 'Aleph (') A C Delta G f g, Vulgate. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. 'Aleph (') A C Delta G f g, V... [ Continue Reading ]
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. PREACH, [ Keeruxon (G2784)] - 'Herald.' After "Scripture" (2 Timothy 3:16) comes 'preaching,' to be based on it. [The term for discourses in the synagogue was Daraschoth; the corresp... [ Continue Reading ]
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; FOR - Make the most of the present time: for the time will come when, etc. THEY - professing Christians. SOUND DOCTRINE - THE [ tees (G3588)... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. The ear brooks not what is opposed to the lusts. TURNED, [ ektrapeesontai (G1624 ] (1 Timothy 1:6). It is a righteous retribution that when men turn away (not ignorantly, but willfully) from the truth, they sho... [ Continue Reading ]
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. BUT ... THOU - in contrast to the false teachers (2 Timothy 3:10). I am no longer on the spot to withstand these things: be thou a worthy successor, no longer depending on me for coun... [ Continue Reading ]
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. [ Eedee (G2235) spendomai (G4689)] 'For I am already being made a libation:' appropriate to the shedding of his blood. Every sacrifice had an initiatory libation on the victim's head (note, cf. Philippians 2:17): answering... [ Continue Reading ]
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 'I have striven the good strife of faith' [ eegoonismai (G75)], includes, besides a fight, any competitive contest-ex. gr., the race-course (1 Corinthians 9:24, etc.; Hebrews 12:1; 1 Timothy 6:12. I HAVE FINISHED MY C... [ Continue Reading ]
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. A CROWN - rather, as Greek, 'the crown:' not of withering leaves; not awarded by human umpire, nor befo... [ Continue Reading ]
Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: (; ; .) Timothy should come to be a comfort to Paul; also to be strengthened by Paul, for the Gospel work after Paul's decease.... [ Continue Reading ]
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. DEMAS - contracted from Demetrius: once a "fellow-labourer" of Paul along with Mark and Luke (Colossians 4:14; Philemon 1:24). His motive seems to have been lo... [ Continue Reading ]
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. LUKE (Colossians 4:14; Philemon 1:24). He went with Paul on his second missionary journey, Acts 16:10; again with him to Asia, Acts 20:6, and to Jerusalem, Acts 21:15; and was with him during hi... [ Continue Reading ]
And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. AND - Greek, 'But.' Thou art to come to me, but Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus, to supply Timothy's place in presiding over the church there in his absence (cf. ). Ellicott explains, 'I need one profitable for the ministry: I had one in Tychicus (), but he i... [ Continue Reading ]
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 "c... [ Continue Reading ]
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: ALEXANDER THE COPPERSMITH - or 'smith,' some think. Perhaps the same as the Alexander (1 Timothy 1:20; note there) at Ephesus. Excommunicated then, he subsequently was restored, and now vented his malice, bec... [ Continue Reading ]
Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. WITHSTOOD, [anthestee, G: antestee (G436), A C, past. But Delta withstands, anthesteeke] OUR WORDS - the arguments for our common faith. Believers have a common cause.... [ Continue Reading ]
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. AT MY FIRST ANSWERS - i:e., 'defense' in court: at my first public examination. Timothy knew nothing of this until Paul now informs him. But during his former imprisonment at Rome... [ Continue Reading ]
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. THE LORD - the more because men, even friends (Psalms 27:10), deserted me. STOOD WITH ME - stronge... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. AND THE LORD SHALL. Hope draws its conclusions from the past to the future (Bengel). There is no anticipation of his being delivered out of dangers (2 Tim... [ Continue Reading ]
Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. PRISCA (PRISCILLA) AND AQUILA - at Ephesus (Acts 18:2; ; Romans 16:3; , written from Ephesus, PRISCA (PRISCILLA) AND AQUILA - at Ephesus (Acts 18:2; ; Romans 16:3; , written from Ephesus, where therefore Aquila and Priscilla must then h... [ Continue Reading ]
Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. To depict his desertion, he informs Timothy that Erastus stayed behind at Corinth, his residence, of which city he was "chamberlains," or city steward and treasurer (); and Trophimus he left behind at Miletus sick (; ). Erastus... [ Continue Reading ]
Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. BEFORE WINTER - when a voyage, in ancient navigation, would be out of the question: also, Paul would need his "cloak" against the winter (). PUDENS ... CLAUDIA - afterward hu... [ Continue Reading ]
GRACE BE WITH YOU - plural; i:e., thee and the members of the Ephesian and neighbouring churches.... [ Continue Reading ]