Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)
2 Timothy 4:4
2 Timothy 4:4. Unto fables. The Greek has the article, which, though it cannot well be given in English, implies that the ‘ fables' will be such as have been named before.
2 Timothy 4:4. Unto fables. The Greek has the article, which, though it cannot well be given in English, implies that the ‘ fables' will be such as have been named before.
Verse 2 Timothy 4:4. _AND THEY SHALL TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM THE TRUTH_] The truth strips them of their vices, sacrifices their idols, darts its lightnings against their easily besetting sins, and a...
AND THEY SHALL TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM THE TRUTH - That is, the people themselves will turn away from the truth. It does not mean that the teachers would turn them away by the influence of their ins...
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)...
EARS. hearing, as in 2 Timothy 4:3. FROM. App-104. TURNED. See 1 Timothy 1:6. UNTO. App-104. FABLES. myths. See 1 Timothy 1:4....
_shall turn away_their _ears_ Better WILL. The word for -ears" here and above is literally -the hearing"; it is used in classical Greek for -ear" when there is reference to the act of hearing, not mer...
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...
ΚΑῚ�.Τ.Λ., _and will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn themselves aside to the myths_. On the μῦθοι see the notes on 1 Timothy 1:4; 1 Timothy 4:7; the definite article here suggests t...
CHARGE III. BE DILIGENT IN THE DUTIES OF YOUR OFFICE...
ΆΠΟΣΤΡΈΨΟΥΣΙΝ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΟΣΤΡΈΦΩ (G654) отворачиваться от. ΜΫ́ΘΟΣ (G3454) миф (_см._ 1 Timothy 1:4). ΈΚΤΡΑΠΉΣΟΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. от_ ΕΚΤΡΈΠΩ (G1624) отворачиваться, отвращаться (_см._...
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...
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 rig...
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...
4:4 turned (e-14) Or 'will be turned aside,' or 'have turned themselves aside.' Compare 1 Timothy 1:6 ; 1 Timothy 5:15 . Here their being already turned aside leads them to turn away their ear from th...
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...
AND THEY SHALL TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM THE TRUTH. — This was the punishment of those who would only listen to what was pleasing to them, and which flattered instead of reproved their way of life. Th...
The ears serve as a passage through which the truth may reach the understanding and the heart. Those who starve their understanding and heart have no use for the truth, and do not, as they would say,...
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...
And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto (a) fables. (a) To false and unprofitable doctrines which the world is now so bewitched with, that it would rather have...
(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;...
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...
AND THEY SHALL TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM THE TRUTH,.... The solid truths of the Gospel, not being able to bear the hearing of them: AND SHALL BE TURNED UNTO FABLES; things idle, trifling, useless, an...
And they shall turn away _their_ ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. Ver. 4. _Turn their ears from the truth_] Aristotle writeth (De Mirabil. Auscult.) that vultures are killed with...
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,...
TURN AWAY-FROM THE TRUTH; because it condemns them. FABLES; mystical speculations and frivolous stories....
AND THEY SHALL TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM THE TRUTH AND SHALL BE TURNED UNTO FABLES....
FAITHFULNESS IN OFFICE....
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...
AND THEY SHALL TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM THE TRUTH; either in contempt, or scorn of it, as being delivered in too plain notions or style; or through impatience, not enduring their lusts should be touc...
2 Timothy 4:4 and G2532 turn G3303 G654 (G5692) ears G189 from G575 truth G225 and G1161 aside...
WILL TURN AWAY THEIR EARS (την ακοην αποστρεψουσιν). Future active of old verb αποστρεφω. See 1 Corinthians 12:17 for this use of ακοη. The people stopped their ears and rushed at Stephen in Acts 7...
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...
THEY WILL. Because they really do not want _truth,_ they will turn to the legends, etc., of the false teachers. See 1 Timothy 1:4; 2 Timothy 3:7 and notes....
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 4:4 MYTHS. See note on 1 Tim. 1:4. ⇐...
_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...
Ver. 4. And so is it also in regard to the further statement concerning the errorists in question made in this verse: _and they will turn away their ears_ (lit. their hearing) _from the truth, but be...
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 Timothy 1:4; 1 Timothy 4:7; 2 Peter 1:16; 2 Timothy 1:15; Acts 7:57;...
Shall be turned unto fables [ε π ι τ ο υ ς μ υ θ ο υ ς ε κ τ ρ α π η σ ο ν τ α ι]. More correctly, will turn aside. The passive has a middle sense. For fables see on 1 Timothy 1:4....
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...