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2 Timothy 4:1
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:
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:
2 TIMOTHY 4:1 kai. th.n evpifa,neian {B} Instead of kai,, which involves the more difficult construction, the Textus Receptus substitutes the easier kata,, with ac Dc K L P Y most minuscules sy...
CHAPTER IV. _The apostle charges Timothy to be diligent, incessant, and_ _faithful in his preaching; to watch, suffer patiently, and give_ _full proof of his ministry_, 1-5. _He predicts his own a...
I CHARGE THEE THEREFORE BEFORE GOD - See the notes on 1 Timothy 5:21. WHO SHALL JUDGE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD - That is, the Lord Jesus; for he is to be the judge of men; Matthew 25:31;...
IV. THE LAST WORDS OF THE APOSTLE CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The last charge (2 Timothy 4:1)_ 2. His last testimony (2 Timothy 4:6) 3. The last personal messages (2 Timothy 4:9)...
(_c_) 2 TIMOTHY 4:1. TIMOTHY'S DUTY IN THE CRISIS. Threatened with such opposition (2 Timothy 3:1) and strengthened by such safeguards (2 Timothy 3:10), Timothy must persistently teach the _positive t...
I charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead--I charge you by his appearing and by his Kingdom--herald forth the word; be urgent in season and out of season;...
PAUL'S GROUNDS OF APPEAL (2 Timothy 4:1-5)...
CHARGE. Greek. _diamarturomai._ See 2 Timothy 2:14. BEFORE. in the sight of. GOD. App-98. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. The texts read "Christ Jesus". App-98. SHALL. is about to. JUDGE. App-122. THE. O...
The last appeal. The same warning. The old example The three main thoughts (see 2 Timothy 3:1) recur, but with added intensity, in this last brief _appeal_, and _warning_, and _example_. Similarly in...
_I charge_thee _therefore_ Read I CHARGE THEE, omitting the pronoun and conjunction. The stress is on the verb itself, more marked and solemn because placed quite abruptly; almost therefore, -I adjure...
ΔΙΑΜΑΡΤΎΡΟΜΑΙ. The rec. text inserts οὖν ἐγώ after διαμ. with D2cKL. ΧΡ. ἸΗΣΟΥ͂. The rec. text has τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χρ. with D2cEKL. ΚΡΊΝΕΙΝ. WH put κρῖναι in their margin on the authority of G 17 a...
CHARGE III. BE DILIGENT IN THE DUTIES OF YOUR OFFICE...
ΔΙΑΜΑΡΤΎΡΟΜΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.)_ (G1263) заклинать (_см._ 1 Timothy 5:21). ΜΈΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΜΈΛΛΩ (G3195) собираться. Это слово используется с _inf._ для выражения продолженног...
DISCOURSE: 2258 CHARGE TO MINISTERS AND PEOPLE 2 Timothy 4:1. _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;...
PREACH THE WORD 2 Timothy 4:1-5 _TEXT 4:1-5_ 1 I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: 2 preach the Word...
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. Om...
12 This is a crucial test of our true state. Are we suffering persecution? If not, are we in earnest in our will to live devoutly in Christ Jesus? All who tread this path will be persecuted. Paul hims...
4:1 by (c-17) That is 'I testify or charge thee before God, and by the appearing.' 'By' may be taken as 'according to,' that is, the judgment is according to the power and glory of his appearing and h...
ST. PAUL'S LAST MESSAGES AND COUNSELS 1-8. The Apostle, knowing that his days are fast drawing to a close, exhorts Timothy to increased diligence and earnestness in his teaching, in view of the immin...
I CHARGE _thee_] cp. 1 Timothy 5:21. AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST] RV 'and of Christ Jesus.' AT HIS APPEARING, etc.] RV 'and by his appearing and his kingdom.' The Second Coming and the glorious kingdom...
HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK 2 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 4 *PREACH THE *GOSPEL AND TEACH THE TRUTH (4:1-5) V1 This command I give to you with God and the *Lord Jesus...
IV. (1) I CHARGE THEE THEREFORE BEFORE GOD, AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. — The parchment, or papyrus, in the prison room of St. Paul on which, probably, Luke (2 Timothy 4:11), the faithful friend, was w...
Διαμαρτύρομαι : See on 1 Timothy 5:21. As the adjuration follows immediately on warnings against a moral degeneration which had already set in and would increase, it is appropriate that it should cont...
I solemnly charge you, in view of the coming judgment, to be zealous in the exercise of your ministry while the opportunity lasts, while people are willing to listen to your admonitions. Soon the craz...
THE VICTOR'S FINAL CHARGE 2 Timothy 4:1 To the end Paul held to the appearing of Jesus, though he might not live to see it; and it was to precede and usher in the coming of the Kingdom. The world of...
As the result of these charges, the apostle shows what Timothy's attitude must be toward those over whom he has oversight. There are four things which he must do. "Preach the Word," "reprove," "rebuke...
A CHARGE TO TIMOTHY According to Thomas, the word charge means, "to testify earnestly, warn, adjure." The serious nature of this charge can be seen in Paul's calling upon the Father and Son as witness...
I (1) charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; (1) The principal and chief of all admonitions, being the...
I charge thee (literally, testify to thee) before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead; i.e. all those that have been dead for so many ages since the beginning of the world; a...
(1) В¶ 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; (2) Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season;...
CONTENTS The Apostle is here closing his Epistle, and, therefore, impresseth his Exhortations on Timothy, with the tenderest Affection. He speaks of several who were Enemies to the cross; and sends h...
Turning to the SECOND EPISTLE, we find that, although there is the same grand truth of the Saviour God maintained, the state of things had become sensibly worse, and the hour for the apostle's departu...
_PREACH THE WORD!_ ‘I charge thee … before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, Who shall judge the quick and the dead … preach the Word.’ 2 Timothy 4:1 You remember the context. St. Paul is near his la...
1_I charge thee, therefore, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ _It is proper to observe carefully the word _therefore, _by means of which he appropriately connects Scripture with preaching. This als...
Does this perfect and supreme authority of the scriptures set aside ministry ? By no means; it is the foundation of the ministry of the word. One is a minister of the word; one proclaims the word rest...
I CHARGE THEE THEREFORE BEFORE GOD,.... Whose word the Scriptures are, and by whom they are inspired; who had made Timothy an able minister of the New Testament, and to whom he was accountable for his...
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; Ver. 1. _I charge thee therefore_] Matters of greatest import...
Having, in the preceding chapter, explained to Timothy the duties of his office, as an evangelist, the apostle now proceeds solemnly to charge him, in the presence of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,...
QUICK; living. APPEARING; in glory to judge the world. KINGDOM; which shall then be fully consummated....
The apostle writes this last chapter with a deepening sense in his soul of the nearness of his martyrdom; and it is most precious to observe how the solemnity of his charge to Timothy is mingled with...
1-5 People will turn away from the truth, they will grow weary of the plain gospel of Christ, they will be greedy of fables, and take pleasure in them. People do so when they will not endure that prea...
2 TIMOTHY CHAPTER 4 2 TIMOTHY 4:1 Paul giveth Timothy a solemn charge to do his duty with all care and diligence, 2 TIMOTHY 4:6 certifieth him of his approaching end, and of the glorious prospect he h...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians He also died, and rose again, and ascended into the heavens to Him that sent Him, and is sat down at His right hand, and shall come at the end of the world, with...
2 Timothy 4:1 I G1473 charge G1263 (G5736) therefore G3767 before G1799 God G2316 and G2532 Lord G2962 Jesus...
2 Timothy 4:1. I CHARGE THEE THEREFORE. As the apostle is conscious that he is drawing near the end of his letter, he passes, as in 1 Timothy 5:21, into a more solemn strain of exhortation. Better, ‘...
I CHARGE THEE (διαμαρτυρομα). Rather, "I testify." See 1 Thessalonians 4:6. See 1 Timothy 5:21 for this verb and appeal to God and Christ.WHO SHALL JUDGE (του μελλοντος κρινειν). "The one going or...
2 Timothy 4:1. _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; preach the word;_ We are not to use such strong...
2 Timothy 3:1. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,...
CONTENTS: Christ's faithful servant and the faithfulness of Christ to His own. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Demas, Timothy, Luke, Mark, Tychicus, Carpus, Alexander, Prisca, Aquila, Onesiphorus, Era...
2 Timothy 4:1. _I charge thee therefore before God preach the word._ Paul speaks here as a dying man, soon to appear before the throne of God and the Lamb. Soldiers must not sleep in war without a wat...
SOLEMNLY URGE YOU. How impressive this message from the aged Paul, as he stands _at the edge of the grave. "_I have fully instructed you in all that you must do, and you already know the Jewish Script...
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 4:1 Paul reminds Timothy that Christ is the one who will JUDGE him, and that Christ will certainly return (HIS APPEARING). Christ’s KINGDOM is the ultimate real
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 2 Timothy 4:1. I CHARGE THEE BEFORE GOD.—As in 2 Timothy 2:14. The word of itself does not mean to swear, but only as connected with “in the presence of God.” 2 Timot...
EXPOSITION 2 TIMOTHY 4:1 _In the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus _for _therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, _A.V. and T.R.; _and by _for _at, _A.V. and T.R. I CHARGE THEE (διαμαρτύρομαι...
CHAPTER IV Ver. 1. _I solemnly charge thee before God, and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge living and dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom._ (On the διαμαρτύρομαι, see at 1 Timothy 5:21. Her...
Paul said to Timothy, I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 4:1), Hey, that's heavy duty, man, when you charge a person before God and before the Lord Jesus Christ. Laying a...
1 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 John 2:28; 1 Peter 1:7; 1
I charge [δ ι α μ α ρ τ υ ρ ο μ α ι]. See on 1 Timothy 5:21. At his appearing [κ α ι τ η ν ε π ι φ α ν ε ι α ν]. Rend. "and by his appearing," ejpifaneian thus depending on diamarturomai, and the accu...
OUR GUIDE AMONG THE WRECKAGE 2 Timothy 1:3; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:14; 2 Timothy 4:1;...
LIFE'S BACKWARD AND FORWARD LOOK 2 Timothy 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. There is a time when we should not look backward. (1) We should not look back with a heart of longing after the fleshpots of Egy...
I charge thee therefore — This is deduced from the whole preceding chapter. At his appearing and his kingdom — That is, at his appearing in the kingdom of glory....
Observe here, 1. most solemn adjuration and charge given, I CHARGE THEE BEFORE GOD AND OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, the judge of quick and dead. Lord! what opiate can stupify the conscience of minister, tha...