Wesley's Explanatory Notes
2 Timothy 4:16
All — My friends and companions. Forsook me — And do we expect to find such as will not forsake us? My first defence — Before the savage emperor Nero.
All — My friends and companions. Forsook me — And do we expect to find such as will not forsake us? My first defence — Before the savage emperor Nero.
Verse 16. _AT MY FIRST ANSWER_] Εν τῃ τρωτῃ μου απολογιᾳ· _At_ _my first apology_; this word properly signifies a _defence_ or _vindication_. To his is the meaning of what we call the _apologies_...
AT MY FIRST ANSWER - Greek, “apology (ἀπολογία apologia), plea, or defense.” This evidently refers to some trial which he had had before the Roman emperor. He speaks of a first trial of this kind; b...
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...
PAUL'S GROUNDS OF APPEAL (2 Timothy 4:1-5)...
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...
ANSWER. defence. See Acts 22:1. NO MAN. no one. Greek. _oudeis_. STOOD WITH. Greek. _sumparoginomai._ Only here and Luke 23:48. PRAY, &c.. may it not. NOT. App-106. LAID TO THEIR CHARGE. reckoned...
-Then came my first trial at Rome; Alexander was as nothing compared to "the lion"; I was alone, yet "not alone"; the Lord delivered me; and He will deliver me, even through and out of death Safe home...
_At my first answer_ This should not be referred to any preliminary trial at Ephesus or elsewhere, but to the -prima actio" of the main case at Rome before Nero or his representative; -if the matter w...
The scattering of friends. Entreaty for Timothy's presence. Assurance of the Lord's present help The connexion is: -Do your best to come to me to come with all speed to come before the winter stops y...
THE APOSTLE’S LONELINESS, AND HIS FAITH...
ΠΑΡΕΓΈΝΕΤΟ. The rec. text has the compound form συμπαρ. with אcD2EKLP; the shorter form is preserved in א*ACG 17. ἘΓΚΑΤΈΛΙΠΟΝ. See on 2 Timothy 4:10. 16. ἘΝ ΤΗ͂Ι ΠΡΩΤΗ͂Ι ΜΟΥ�.Τ.Λ. Eusebius (_H. E._ I...
ΆΠΟΛΟΓΊΣ (G627) _dat. sing._ защита в суде, ΠΑΡΕΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΑΡΑΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G3854) быть на стороне, стоять рядом, поддерживать. _Aor._ указывает на специфическое действие. Гл. этот...
ART MY FIRST ANSWER, &C.— _Apology,_ or _defence._ Heylin, Doddridge, &c. Upon our Lord's being apprehended, _all his disciples forsook him and fled;_—and yet he forgave, and interceded for them. When...
PRAISE FOR HIS LORD 2 Timothy 4:16-18 _TEXT 4:16-18_ 16 At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account. 17 But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened...
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....
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...
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...
MY FIRST ANSWER] It would seem that St. Paul's case had been partly heard, but the evidence had been insufficient for condemnation, and the hearing had been adjourned....
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...
AT MY FIRST ANSWER NO MAN STOOD WITH ME... — And then, after the mention of what his _enemy_ had done out of hatred to the cause of Christ, the old man passed on to speak of the conduct of his own _fa...
CHAPTER 37 THE APOSTLE FORSAKEN BY MEN BUT STRENGTHENED BY THE LORD-THE MISSION TO THE GENTILES COMPLETED THE SURE HOPE AND THE FINAL HYMN OF PRAISE. - 2 Timothy 4:16 THERE is a general agreement at...
I have spoken of my present loneliness. Yet I have no justification for depression; for since I came to Rome I have had experience, at my preliminary trial, that God is a loyal protector when earthly...
The reference in _my first defence_ seems at first sight somewhat uncertain, since 2 Timothy 4:17 states the issue of that “defence” to have been that “the message was fully proclaimed, and all the Ge...
“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...
THE LORD STOOD WITH PAUL Though we do not know precisely when he made his first answer to the charges pressed against him, it is sad to hear this great man of God had not one friend to stand by him a...
_At my first defence, or trial, when I appeared before Nero and my judges, no man stood with me; all, or almost all, abandoned me in that danger: may it not be laid to their charge. (Witham)_...
(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...
AT MY FIRST ANSWER NO MAN STOOD WITH ME,.... Meaning, that when he made his first defence against the charges laid unto him in one of the courts of judicature in Rome, no man appeared in his cause, to...
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. Ver. 16. _No man stood with me_] So that Paul might have said as Socrates did,...
_At my first answer_ Απολογια, _apology_, or _defence_, before the emperor, or, as is more generally thought, the prefect of the city in his absence; _no man_ None of the Christians here at Rome; _sto...
MY FIRST ANSWER; his first hearing, probably during his present imprisonment, before the Roman emperor or a court commissioned by him. The word FIRST implies a subsequent hearing which he had already...
Concerning the first hearing:...
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....
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...
14-18 There is as much danger from false brethren, as from open enemies. It is dangerous having to do with those who would be enemies to such a man as Paul. The Christians at Rome were forward to mee...
AT MY FIRST ANSWER, at my first appearing before Nero, and the court of Rome, NO MAN STOOD WITH ME; none of the Christians stood by me, or owned me; BUT ALL MEN FORSOOK ME; but all, being frighted at...
2 Timothy 4:16 At G1722 my G3450 first G4413 defense G627 one G3762 stood G4836 (G5633) me G3427 but...
2 Timothy 4:16. AT MY FIRST ANSWER. The words point to a formal defence or ‘apology' before some tribunal, probably at a first hearing of his cause in his second Roman imprisonment. NO ONE STOOD WITH...
AT MY FIRST DEFENCE (εν τη πρωτη απολογια). Original sense of "apology" as in Philippians 1:7; Philippians 1:16. Either the first stage in this trial or the previous trial and acquittal at the end o...
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...
NO ONE STOOD BY ME. Paul must be speaking about his preliminary trial, which would take place when he was brought to Rome after his arrest the second time. He is writing to Timothy before his second a...
_All men forsook me._ PAUL, A CHRISTIAN’S EXAMPLE I. Paul forsaken, and yet forgiving those who had withdrawn from him. 1. The apostle was forsaken by his friends when most he needed them. 2. Paul...
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....
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 4:16 FIRST DEFENSE. Paul’s preliminary hearing before Caesar during his second imprisonment. MAY IT NOT BE CHARGED AGAINST THEM! Paul forgives those who abandoned him....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 2 Timothy 4:16. AT MY FIRST ANSWER.—R.V. “defence” (Gr. ἀπολογίᾳ). On his first appearance in the emperor’s court. NO ONE STOOD WITH ME.—R.V. “took my part,” _i.e._ as...
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. 16. The apostle now comes to speak of his own case in its judicial aspects: _In my first defence, no one stood forward with me, but all forsook me._ What is meant here by his first defence can on...
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 9:3; 1 Peter 3:15; 2 Corinthians 7:11; 2 Timothy 1:15;...
At my first answer [ε ν τ η π ρ ω τ η μ ο υ α π ο λ ο γ ι α]. Apologia defense in a judicial trial. Comp. Acts 25:16. Also against private persons, as 1 Corinthians 9:3; 2 Corinthians 7:11. Defense of...
OUR GUIDE AMONG THE WRECKAGE 2 Timothy 1:3; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:14; 2 Timothy 4:1;...
Our apostle here complains of the timorousness of weak Christians in their carriage towards him, at his first appearing before Nero the emperor of Rome, or some of his officers; they deserted him, the...