2 Timothy 1:9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:6-14

Here is an exhortation and excitation of Timothy to his duty (2 Tim. 1:6): I put thee in remembrance. The best men need remembrancers; what we know we should be reminded of. 2 Pet. 3:1; I write this, to stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance. I. He exhorts him to stir up the gift of God that was in him. Stir it up as fire under the embers. It is meant of all the gifts and graces the God had given him, to qualify him for the work of an evangelist, the gifts of the Holy Ghost, the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:8-11

1:8-11 So, then, do not be ashamed to bear your witness to our Lord; and do not be ashamed of me his prisoner; but accept with me the suffering which the gospel brings, and do so in the power of God, who saved us, and who called us with a call to consecration, a call which had nothing to do with our own achievements, but which was dependent solely on his purpose, and on the grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus: and all this was planned before the world began, but now it stands... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:8-11

(iv) It is the gospel of grace. It is not something which we achieve, but something which we accept. God did not call us because we are holy; he called us to make us holy. If we had to deserve the love of God, our situation would be helpless and hopeless. The gospel is the free gift of God. He does not love us because we deserve his love; he loves us out of the sheer generosity of his heart. (v) It is the gospel of God's eternal purpose. It was planned before time began. We must never think... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:9

Who hath saved us, and called us ,.... And therefore should not be ashamed of his Gospel, but should readily partake of the afflictions of it, depending on his power to support under them. There is a salvation previous to calling: there is a temporal salvation; a special providence attends the elect of God, as soon as born; God's visitation in a very special manner preserves their spirits; they are kept from many imminent dangers, and some of them from the grosser immoralities of life; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:9

Who hath saved us - From sin; the spirit of bondage, and all tormenting fear. This is the design of the Gospel. And called us with a holy calling - Invited us to holiness and comfort here; and to eternal glory hereafter. Not according to our works - We have not deserved any part of the good we have received; and can never merit one moment of the exceeding great and eternal weight of glory which is promised. See the notes on the parallel passages. Before the world began - Προ... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:9

Verse 9 9Who hath saved us From the greatness of the benefit he shews how much we owe to God; for the salvation which he has bestowed on us easily swallows up all the evils that must be endured in this world. The word saved, though it admit of a general signification, is here limited, by the context, to denote eternal salvation. So then he means that they who, having obtained through Christ not a fading or transitory, but an eternal salvation, shall spare their fleeting life or honor rather... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Address and salutation. "Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." The language is similar to what is found in other of Paul's Epistles. The peculiarity is that his apostleship is here associated with the promise of the gospel, which like a rainbow spans our sky in this dark world. It is the promise by preeminence;... 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 1:9

Saved for hath saved, A.V.; a for an, A.V.; times eternal for the world began, A.V. Who saved us, and called us. The saving was in the gift of his only begotten Son to be our Saviour; the calling is the work of the Holy Spirit drawing individual souls to Christ to be saved by him. (For the power of God displayed in man's salvation, comp. Ephesians 1:19 , Ephesians 1:20 .) With a holy calling (comp. Romans 1:7 ; 1 Corinthians 1:2 ). Not according to our works (see ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:9-11

The power of God in the salvation manifested by Jesus Christ to the world. He now proceeds to expound in a glorious sentence the origin, conditions, manifestations of the salvation provided in the gospel. I. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE POWER OF GOD HAS BEEN DISPLAYED TOWARD US . "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began." ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:6-14

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:8-11

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:8-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:8-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:9-11

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