John Trapp Complete Commentary
2 Timothy 4:20
Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
Ver. 20. At Miletum sick] See Trapp on " Php 2:27 "
Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
Ver. 20. At Miletum sick] See Trapp on " Php 2:27 "
Verse 20. _ERASTUS ABODE AT CORINTH_] He was _treasurer_ of that city, as we learn from Romans 16:23. See the note there. The apostle had sent him and Timothy on a mission to Macedonia, Acts 19:22, wh...
ERASTUS - see the notes on Romans 16:23. ABODE AT CORINTH - This was his home, where he filled an important office; see the notes at Romans 16:23. It would seem that when Paul went to Rome, there was...
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)...
PERSONAL REQUESTS AND PERSONAL NEWS. Timothy's summons to Rome seems inconsistent with the discharge of the duties just enforced. If the letter is a unity, its main instructions may concern his condu...
At my first defense no one was there to stand by me, but all forsook me. May it not be reckoned against them! But the Lord stood beside me, and he strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation...
PAUL'S GROUNDS OF APPEAL (2 Timothy 4:1-5)...
ERASTUS. See Acts 19:22. Rom 18:23. TROPHIMUS. Acts 20:4; Acts 21:29. SICK. Paul's authority to heal had ceased. Compare Philippians 1:
Last words of salutation, entreaty, benediction He takes up the thought of 2 Timothy 4:9, weaving in with it the new thought of his last greetings....
_Erastus abode_ -Stayed at his post"; the verb suggests certainly that he had been commissioned by St Paul for some duty which he courageously fulfilled; if therefore it is unlikely that the Erastus w...
SALUTATIONS...
ἈΠΈΛΙΠΟΝ. See on 2 Timothy 4:10. 20. ἜΡΑΣΤΟΣ ἜΜΕΙΝΕΝ ἘΝ ΚΟΡΊΝΘΩΙ, _Erastus abode in Corinth_, sc. at some epoch in the interval between the first and second imprisonments, of which we have no informat...
ΈΜΕΙΝΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΜΈΝΩ (G3306) оставаться, ΆΠΈΛΙΠΟΝ _aor. ind. act._ (G620), _см._ 2 Timothy 4:13. ΆΣΘΕΝΟΫ́ΝΤΑPRAES. _act. part. от_ ΆΣΘΕΝΈΩ (G770) быть слабым, быть больным. _Praes._ выр...
TROPHIMUS—LEFT AT MILETUM SICK.— It has been very justly argued from this text, that a power of working miracles did not _always_ reside in the apostles; and indeed if it had, onecan hardly imagine th...
CONCLUSION 4:19-22 1. PERSONAL REFERENCES 2 Timothy 4:19-21 _TEXT 4:19-21_ 19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletu...
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 "chamberl...
18 Paul realizes, at length, that his work on earth is finished and he now looks forward to the celestial kingdom, of which he, and all who accepted his message, were participants. 20 Trophimus is a...
ERASTUS] perhaps 'the chamberlain of the city' of Corinth mentioned in Romans 16:23 : see also Acts 19:22. TROPHIMUS] see Acts 20:4; Acts 21:29....
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...
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...
ERASTUS ABODE AT CORINTH. — Better rendered, _remained at Corinth._ An Erastus is mentioned in Romans 16:23, the “chamberlain” of Corinth, one of the Christian congregation of that city. This man was...
CHAPTER 36 THE PERSONAL DETAILS A GUARANTEE OF GENUINENESS. IT would scarcely be exceeding the limits of legitimate hyperbole to say that these two passages prove the authenticity and genuineness of...
Ἔραστος ἔμεινεν : The name Erastus is too common to make probable the identification of this companion of St. Paul's and the οἰκονόμος, treasurer, of Corinth, who joins in the apostle's salutation in...
Final salutations....
“THE LORD STOOD BY ME” 2 Timothy 4:13 The winter was approaching, and the Apostle would be glad of his cloak amid the damp of the Mamertine prison. Evidently his arrest under Nero's orders had been s...
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...
CLOSING THOUGHTS Paul sent greetings to his tentmaking friends, Prisca and Aquila, who did so much to further the gospel (Acts 18:1-3; Acts 24:1-27; Acts 25:1-27;...
(9) В¶ Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: (10) For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. (11) Onl...
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...
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...
ERASTUS ABODE AT CORINTH,.... He was chamberlain of that city, Romans 16:23 who being sent along with Timothy into Macedonia, Acts 19:22 very probably went from thence into Achaia, to Corinth, his nat...
_Salute Prisca_ This word is a contraction of the name Priscilla; or, as Estius supposes, Priscilla may be the diminutive of Prisca. _Erastus abode at Corinth_ When I came from thence, being chamberla...
ERASTUS ABODE AT CORINTH; BUT TROPHIMUS HAVE I LEFT AT MILETUM SICK....
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND GREETING....
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...
19-22 We need no more to make us happy, than to have the Lord Jesus Christ with our spirits; for in him all spiritual blessings are summed up. It is the best prayer we can offer for our friends, that...
ERASTUS ABODE AT CORINTH; of this Erastus see ROMANS 16:23. He was the chamberlain of Corith, so he abode there. Paul sent him into Macedonia, ACTS 19:22. BUT TROPIMUS HAVE I LEFT AT MILETUS SICK; Tro...
2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus G2037 stayed G3306 (G5656) in G1722 Corinth G2882 but G1161 Trophimus G5161 left G620 ...
2 Timothy 4:20. ERASTUS. Probably the same as the steward or chamberlain of Corinth mentioned in Romans 16:23, or possibly also, as the messenger sent into Macedonia from Ephesus (Acts 19:22). TROPHI...
ERASTUS (Εραστος). See Acts 19:22; Romans 16:23.TROPHIMUS (Τροφιμον). A native of Ephesus and with Paul in Jerusalem (Acts 20:4; Acts 21:29...
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...
ERASRUS. Probably his home town (Romans 16:23). I LEFT TROPHIMUS. These personal details were better understood by Timothy than by us. This verse proves that this Letter does not belong to the time of...
_Trophimus sick._ UNACCOMPLISHED AIMS How many broken-down servants of God are there to-day, Christian men and women, who have proved their sincerity, who do prove their sincerity, but whose thin han...
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 4:9 Conclusion. Paul closes with some final comments concerning travel, and greetings. The key themes of the letter continue even here....
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— 2 Timothy 4:19_ A Martyr’s Last Words— I. BREATHE THE SPIRIT OF LOVE TOWARDS TRIED AND FAITHFUL FRIENDS.—“Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphoru...
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...
Ver. 20. _Erastus abode at Corinth, but Trophimus I left_ _behind at Miletus sick._ It was shown in the Introduction that these notices could not refer to anything recorded in the history of the Acts,...
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...
Acts 19:22; Acts 20:15; Acts 20:17; Acts 20:4; Acts 21:29;...
Erastus. In Acts 19:22, sent by Paul with Timothy to Macedonia from Ephesus. Romans 16:23, the city - treasurer who sends salutations. He cannot be certainly identified with the one mentioned here. Th...
When I came on, Erastus abode at Corinth — Being chamberlain of the city, Romans 16:23. But Trophimus I have left sick — Not having power (as neither had any of the apostles) to work miracles when he...
Erastus is mentioned, Romans 16:23 as chamberlain of the city of Corinth, one that shewed kindness to Paul; he was. great man, the treasurer of the city of Corinth; yet neither his riches, nor his gre...