2 Timothy 4:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:14

Will render to him for reward him, A.V. and T.R. Alexander ; apparently an Ephesian, as appears by the words, "of whom be thou ware also." It seems probable, though it is necessarily uncertain, that this Alexander is the same person as that mentioned in 1 Timothy 1:20 as "a blasphemer," which agrees exactly with what is here said of him, "he greatly withstood our words" (comp. Acts 13:45 , "contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed"). He may or may not be the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:14-15

The warning against Alexander the coppersmith. I. THE CHARACTER OF THIS MAN . "Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil… for he greatly withstood our words." This implies that he had been at Rome, and was still an enemy to the gospel ( 1 Timothy 1:20 ), as in the day when the apostle delivered him and Hymenaeus over to Satan at Ephesus. Probably trade interests may have inspired the fierceness of his hatred to the apostle, for he may have been an idol maker. He was insulting... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the coppersmith - Or, rather, “the brazier” - ὁ χαλκεύς ho chalkeus. The word is used, however, to denote a worker in any kind of metals. This is probably the same person who is mentioned in 1 Timothy 1:20, and perhaps the same as the one mentioned in Acts 19:33; see the notes on 1 Timothy 1:20.Did me much evil - In what way this was done, is not mentioned. If this is the same person who is referred to in 1 Timothy 1:20, it is probable that it was not evil to Paul personally, so... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 4:14-15

2 Timothy 4:14-15 . 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 Vulgate versions, and some of the Fathers, read here, αποδωσει , the Lord will reward him: and it is probable the words ought to be considered as spoken prophetically. At... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:6-22

4:6-22 PAUL’S LAST FAREWELLKnowing that he has faithfully carried out the work God entrusted to him, Paul faces execution with confidence. He looks beyond death to the full enjoyment of salvation that will be experienced by all whose love for Jesus is the controlling force in their lives (6-8).Before he dies, Paul would like Timothy to come and visit him. He is disappointed that Demas has preferred the safety and comfort of ordinary life to the danger and hardship of life with Paul. Others have... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander . The addition of "coppersmith" suggests his identity with the Ephesian Jew of Acts 19:33 , Acts 19:34 , coppersmith . Greek. chalkeus. Only here. did . Literally showed forth. much evil = many evil ( App-128 ,) things. reward . See 2 Timothy 4:8 . according to . App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works: of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.Lockyer lists five characters bearing this name in the New Testament.[23] They are (1) the one here mentioned, (2) a prominent member of the high priestly family in Jerusalem (Acts 4:6), (3) the son of Simon who bore the cross of Jesus (Mark 15:21), (4) the man identified with the tumult at Ephesus (Acts 19:35), (5) a Christian who... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 4:14

2 Timothy 4:14. Alexander the copper-smith, &c.— Dr. Lightfoot observes, that delivering a person over to Satan, was a phrase well known among the Jews; and that it meant more than excommunication, even the delivering men over by miracle to diseases or death. The apostle, some years before this, had delivered over Alexander unto Satan; 1 Timothy 1:20. But the punishment so inflicted had not reclaimed him; and if Alexander was incorrigible, the apostle might justly denounce some greater... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:14

14. Alexander the coppersmith—or "smith" in general. Perhaps the same as the Alexander (see on :-) at Ephesus. Excommunicated then he subsequently was restored, and now vented his personal malice because of his excommunication in accusing Paul before the Roman judges, whether of incendiarism or of introducing a new religion. See my :- He may have been the Alexander put forward by the Jews in the tumult at Ephesus (Acts 19:33; Acts 19:34). reward—The oldest manuscripts read, "shall reward," or... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 4:9-15

A. Fellow workers and an opponent 4:9-15 read more