2 Timothy 4:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:9-22

"Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth clave unto her." In this little social incident of some three thousand years ago, which may have passed at the time with little observation, we have a pithy and pregnant example set before us, with the usual searching wisdom of Holy Scripture, of the difference between friendship and friendship, religion and religion, according as they lie deep in the roots of the heart or merely lie on the surface. The contrast between Demas and Luke affords... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:9-22

Personal. I. TIMOTHY . 1 . Requested to come to Rome. "Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me." His formerly expressed longing to see him ( 2 Timothy 1:4 ) is now turned into a formal request to come, and to come shortly, unto him. In the diligence he was to show in this there is not the idea of pure haste, but of the utmost haste that was compatible with the interests of Christ at Ephesus. Certain arrangements would require to be made, not merely for his journey, but for the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:9

Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me - As soon as possible. Timothy had been Paul’s traveling companion, and was his intimate friend. The apostle was now nearly forsaken, and was about to pass through severe trials. It is not certainly known for what purpose he wished him to come to him, but perhaps he desired to give him some parting counsels; perhaps he wished him to be near him when he died. It is evident from this that he did not regard him as the prelatical “bishop of the church of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 4:9-11

2 Timothy 4:9-11. 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 death courageously when called to do so. Accordingly, it is said by some, that he actually suffered martyrdom at Ephesus. For, &c. As if he had said, I have the more need of... 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 4:9

Do , &c. = Hasten. shortly = speedily. unto. Greek. pros. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:9

Give diligence to come shortly unto me.As noted earlier, this cannot indicate any uncertainty on Paul's part of the eventual outcome of his imprisonment, but rather an uncertainty of the date when the inevitable sentence would be carried out. Against the possibility that his imprisonment might drag on through the cold winter months, Paul wrote for Timothy to come as soon as possible. To be sure, he might need the cloak mentioned later; but, principally, he needed the loving and sympathetic... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 4:9

2 Timothy 4:9.— After Timothy had settled affairs where he was, the apostle orders him to repair to him with all speed; for all his other companions, except Luke, were gone away from him. Timothy was to make Troas in his way to Rome, and to receive from Carpus several things which the apostle had left behind him; and he was to beware of Alexander, as one of the most dangerous Judaizers, 2 Timothy 4:9-15. He then acquaints Timothy, that he had made one apology, probably before Nero, or his... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:9

9. (2 Timothy 4:21; 2 Timothy 1:4; 2 Timothy 1:8.) Timothy is asked to come to be a comfort to Paul, and also to be strengthened by Paul, for carrying on the Gospel work after Paul's decease. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 4:9-10

Paul urged Timothy to join him in Rome soon. He did not expect to live much longer (cf. 2 Timothy 4:6)."The constitutional method of inflicting capital punishment on a Roman citizen was by the lictor’s axe. The criminal was tied to a stake; cruelly scourged with the rods, and then beheaded." [Note: W. J. Conybeare and J. S. Howson, The Life and Epistles of St. Paul, p. 781, footnote 4.] Demas, a short form of Demetrius (cf. 3 John 1:12, probably not the same man), Paul’s fellow worker, had... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:9-22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:9-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 4:9-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:6-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Timothy 4:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 4:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 4:9-10

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