2 Timothy 1:17 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:15-18

Having (2 Tim. 1:13, 14) exhorted Timothy to hold fast, I. He mentions the apostasy of many from the doctrine of Christ, 2 Tim. 1:15. It seems, in the best and purest ages of the church, there were those that had embraced the Christian faith, and yet afterwards revolted from it, nay, there were many such. He does not say that they had turned away from the doctrine of Christ (though it should seem they had) but they had turned away from him, they had turned their backs upon him, and disowned... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:15-18

1:15-18 You know this, that as a whole the people who live in Asia deserted me, and among the deserters are Phygelus and Hermogenes. May the Lord give mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain. So far from that, when he arrived in Rome he eagerly sought me out and found me--may the Lord grant to him mercy from the Lord on that day--and you know better than I do the many services he rendered in Ephesus. Here is a passage in which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:17

But when he was in Rome ,.... Upon some business or another, where the apostle was a prisoner: he sought me out very diligently , and found me; as there might be many prisons in Rome, he went from one to another, till he found him; and was one of those to whom Christ will say hereafter, "I was in prison and ye came unto me", Matthew 25:36 or the reason of his going from place to place in quest of him was this; the apostle was not in any particular place of confinement, but had a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:17

When he was in Rome - Onesiphorus was no doubt an Asiatic, (probably an Ephesian, see below), who had frequent business at Rome; and when he came sought out the apostle, who, it is supposed, had been confined in some close and private prison, (see the preface), so that it was with great difficulty he could find him out. This man had entertained the apostle when he was at Ephesus, and now he sought him out at Rome. Pure love feels no loads. Here was a true friend, one that sticketh closer... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:8-18

Constancy in the hour of danger. There are great differences of natural temperament in different men. There are those whose courage is naturally high. Their instinct is to brave danger, and to be confident of overcoming it. They do not know what nervousness, or sinking of heart, or the devices of timidity, mean. Others are of a wholly different temperament. The approach of danger unnerves them. Their instinct is to avoid, not to overcome, danger; to shrink from suffering, not to confront... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:15-18

Contrasts. I. PHYGELUS AND HERMOGENES . "This thou knowest, that all that are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes." The defection here referred to was from Paul and his interests. It extended to all that were in Asia, i.e. all Asiatics who at one time had been attached to the apostle, and whose attachment was put to the test when in Rome during his imprisonment. It was to have been expected of them that they would have found their way to his dungeon;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:16-18

The praiseworthy conduct of Onesiphorus. In contrast with the Asiatic deserters, he dwells upon the kindly sympathy of one Asiatic Christian whom he had long known at Ephesus. I. THE KINDNESS OF ONESPHORUS . "He oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: but, when he was at Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me." 1 . The apostle, as well as Timothy, had had an earlier experience of this good man, who was probably an Ephesian merchant, who went from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:17

Sought for sought out, A.V .; diligently for very diligently, A.V . and T.R. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 1:17

But when he was in Rome - What was the employment of Onesiphorus is not known. It may have been that he was a merchant, and had occasion to visit Rome on business. At all events, he was at pains to search out the apostle, and his attention was the more valuable because it cost him trouble to find him. It is not everyone, even among professors of religion, who in a great and splendid city would be at the trouble to search out a Christian brother, or even a minister, who was a prisoner, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 1:15-18

2 Timothy 1:15-18. This thou knowest Of this thou hast received information; that all they which are in Asia He appears to mean those of Asia who were known to him by a profession of Christianity, and who had attended him at Rome for a while; are turned away from me And have proved treacherous friends, after all their forward pretences. See on chap. 2 Timothy 4:16. “What! turned away from Paul, the aged, the faithful soldier, and now prisoner of Christ! This was a glorious trial, and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:15-18

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:15-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:8-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:15-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 1:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 1:15-18

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