2 Timothy 4:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:21

Do thy diligence; - 2 Timothy 4:9.To come before winter - Probably because of the dangers of the navigation then, and because the circumstances of the apostle were such as to demand the presence of a friend.Eubulus, ... - These names are of common occurrence in the works of the classic writers, but of the persons here referred to we know nothing. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 4:19-22

2 Timothy 4:19-22. 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. But Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick It has been very justly argued from this text, that a power of working miracles did not always reside in the apostles; and indeed if... 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 4:21

before . App-104 . Pudens . Pudens and Claudia are supposed by some to be man and wife, and have been identified with Titus Claudius and Claudia Quinctilia, whose inscription over a child they lost has been discovered near Rome. Linus . Probably a bishop of Rome. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:21

Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.Before winter ... Paul quite naturally dreaded the onset of cold weather, not having the cloak which he so much needed. Again, in this, he urged Timothy "to hurry."Eubulus ... Nothing is known of this man except what is written here.Pudens ... This is all that Scripture reveals of him.Linus ... His name appears nowhere else in Scripture; and, as for the tradition that he was... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 4:21

2 Timothy 4:21. Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia,— What some have said concerning Pudens's being of the senatorial order, and Claudia's being a British lady who was converted by St. Paul, and sent the gospel first into England, does not seem sufficiently supported. Martial speaks of them as young persons at that time, lib. 4: epigr. 13. Linus is said by the ancients to have been afterwards the first bishop of Rome. When the apostle says, 2Ti 4:11 that Luke only was with him, he must be understood... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:21

21. before winter—when a voyage, according to ancient usages of navigation, would be out of the question: also, Paul would need his "cloak" against the winter (2 Timothy 4:13). Pudens . . . Claudia—afterwards husband and wife (according to MARTIAL [Epigrams, 4.13; 11.54]), he a Roman knight, she a Briton, surnamed Rufina. TACITUS [On Agriculture, 14], mentions that territories in southeast Britain were given to a British king; Cogidunus, in reward for his fidelity to Rome, A.D. 52, while... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 4:9-22

V. CONCLUDING PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 4:9-22Paul concluded his last inspired epistle by giving Timothy personal instructions and information to enable him to carry out the apostle’s last wishes. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 4:19-21

C. Additional greetings and instructions 4:19-21 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 4:21

Winter severely restricted travel in some parts of the Roman world. Timothy needed to leave Ephesus soon so he could reach Rome without undue difficulty. Paul relayed the greetings of four other brethren, probably local, who Timothy evidently knew, as well as the greetings of all the local Christians."Linus is mentioned by Irenaeus (Against Heresies, iii.3) as the first bishop of Rome after the death of Peter and Paul." [Note: Earle, "2 Timothy," pp. 417-18.] read more

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