2 Timothy 3:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 3:14-15

2 Timothy 3:14-15. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned That is, continue to believe and obey them; and hast been assured of Namely, of their absolute certainty and infinite importance; knowing of whom thou hast learned them And what convincing evidence I have given thee that I have been commissioned by God to attest and teach them. And that from a child Απο βρεφους , from an infant; thou hast known the Holy Scriptures Of the Old Testament, which only were extant... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Preach the Word constantly (3:10-4:5)Paul refers to his own experiences to illustrate the truth that the person who whole-heartedly follows God must expect persecution. Timothy was well aware of this, even before he joined Paul in his work. In his own neighbourhood he had seen Paul suffer because of his devotion to Christ (10-12; cf. Acts 13:50; Acts 14:5-6,Acts 14:19; Acts 16:1-2). This shows in a clearer light the difference between the true teacher and the false. The latter gains a following... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Timothy 3:14

continue = abide. Greek meno. See p. 1511. bast learned = didst learn. hast been , &c. = west assured of. Greek. pistoemai. Only here. knowing . App-182 . Li, of = from. App-101 . whom . App-124 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:14

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;"The Latin translations blunder here,"[22] making the meaning to be that tradition and Scripture (which really means tradition superimposed upon Scripture) are both basically authoritative; but as Hendriksen declared:It is clear that those who nurtured Timothy are not viewed as independent authorities apart from the word, but as secondary and intermediate sources of knowledge,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 3:14

2 Timothy 3:14. Knowing of whom thou hast learned,— Meaning himself, but modestly declining to say so. Timothy was to continue in these things, because he knew of whom he had learned them,—namely, of a true apostle; and that they were agreeable to the scripture of the Old Testament, with which he had been acquainted from his infancy, through the instructions of his grandmother and mother, who were both Jewesses. See ch. 2 Timothy 1:5. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:14

14. But . . . thou—Whatever they may do. Resuming the thread begun at :-. learned—from me and thy mother and grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 2:2). assured of—from Scripture (2 Timothy 3:15). of whom—plural, not singular, in the oldest manuscripts, "from what teachers." Not only from me, but from Lois and Eunice. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 3:14-15

In his personal life Timothy should continue living as he had rather than turning aside to follow the example of the evil men Paul just mentioned. Timothy’s conduct grew out of what he had learned that gave him personal convictions."Jewish parents were expected to teach their children the Law from the age of five onwards." [Note: Kelly, p. 201. Cf. Mishnah Pirke Aboth 5:21.] Timothy’s convictions grew stronger because Paul’s life had backed up the truth that Timothy had learned from him.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 3:14-17

1. Adherence to the truth 3:14-17 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Warnings and Exhortations Regarding the Last Days1-9. In the days immediately preceding the Second Coming, the Lord had taught that iniquity would abound. St. Paul reminds Timothy of this truth as a warning to him, for when those days would come neither he nor any one on earth knew; they might be close at hand, and the existing wickedness might be the commencement of the final iniquity. The depravity then would be terrible, and already in its degree it existed, and must be resisted.1. In the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Timothy 3:14

(14) But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned.—But Timothy, on the other hand, was to continue in the things he had learned. Evil teaching would become worse; the opposition to truth would, as the ages rolled on, become more intense; but Timothy and his successors must remember that there was to be no development in the fundamental doctrines of his most holy faith. He had (2 Timothy 3:10) fully known St. Paul’s doctrine—that doctrine which St. Paul had received directly from the... read more

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