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, to be diligent and faithful in all the duties of the ministry; by preaching the true doctrine, conf... [ Continue Reading ]
_But watch thou_ Both over thyself and flock, and withstand the beginnings of all these corruptions; let thy mind be awake and watchful; _in all things_ Whatever thou art doing, let this be thy earnest, constant, persevering exercise. Observe, reader, the Scripture _watching_ or _waiting_ implies st... [ Continue Reading ]
_Do thy diligence_ Endeavour by all means; _to come shortly unto me_ The apostle, now about to leave the world, wished to enjoy Timothy's company and conversation for a little while, both that that evangelist might comfort him, and might be comforted and strengthened by him, so that he might suffer... [ Continue Reading ]
_The cloak_ Perhaps the toga which belonged to him as a Roman citizen, or an upper garment, which might be needful as winter came on. The word φαιλονη, however, so rendered, also signifies _a bag_, in which sense the Syriac translator understood it, paraphrasing the expression, _a bag containing boo... [ Continue Reading ]
_Alexander the coppersmith_ Or brasier; _did me much evil_ This seems to have been the person mentioned 1 Timothy 1:20: probably he was one of the Judaizing teachers, who violently opposed the true doctrine of the gospel. _The Lord reward him_ The Alexandrian, and six other MSS., the Syriac and the... [ Continue Reading ]
_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; _stood_ Appeared in court; _with me, but all_ Either through treachery or cowardice; _forsook me_ “Many... [ Continue Reading ]
_Notwithstanding_ I was not left entirely destitute; for, though men forsook me, _the Lord stood with me_ According to his promise, Luke 21:15; _and strengthened me_ With that inward fortitude of mind which no human support could have inspired; _that by me the preaching_ The gospel which we preach;... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 chamberlain of the city, Romans 16:23. He is likewise mentioned, Acts 19:22, as one who administered to Paul.... [ Continue Reading ]