2 Timothy 4:16-18 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:18

Verse 18 18And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work He declares, that he hopes the same for the future; not that he will escape death, but that he will not be vanquished by Satan, or turn aside from the right course. This is what we ought chiefly to desire, not that the interests of the body may be promoted, but that we may rise superior to every temptation, and may be ready to suffer a hundred deaths rather than that it should come into our mind to pollute ourselves by any “evil... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:16

Detente for answer, A.V.; no one took my part for no man stood with me, A.V.; all for all men, A.V.; may it not for I pray God it may not, A.V.; account for charge, A.V. Defence ( ἀπολογίᾳ ) . "The technical word in classical Greek for a defence in answer to an accusation;" as Acts 22:1 (where see note for further illustration), and Philippians 1:7 . Took my part; παρεγένετο R.T., for συμπαρεγένετο T.R., which occurs elsewhere in the New Testament... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:16-18

The apostle's trial before Nero, with its memorable incidents. I. His DESERTION BY MAN . "At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me; may it not be laid to their account." 1 . The apostle had to make his defence before the emperor. There is no record of the nature of the charge. It was probably a charge of sedition or disobedience to the pagan authorities, which, on account of the close complication of civil and religious duties in the state, could not be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:17

But for notwithstanding, A.V.; by for with, A.V.; through for by, A.V.; message for preaching, A.V.; proclaimed for known, A.V. Stood by me ( μαοὶ παρέστη ); as in Acts 27:23 ; Romans 16:2 (where see also the use of προστάτις , a helper). παρίσταμαι means simply to stand by the side of a person—to be present. But, like παραγίνομαι , it acquires the meaning of standing by for the purpose of helping. The contrast between the timid faithless friends... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord for and the Lord, A.V. and T.R.; will for shall, A.V.; save for preserve, A.V.; the glory for glory, A.V. Deliver me... save me (see preceding note). The language here is also very like that of the Lord's Prayer: ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ σοῦ γὰρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία … καὶ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ἀμήν ( Matthew 6:13 ). Every evil work. Alford goes altogether astray in his remarks on this passage. Interpreted by the Lord's Prayer, and by its... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:16

At my first answer - Greek, “apology (ἀπολογία apologia), plea, or defense.” This evidently refers to some trial which he had had before the Roman emperor. He speaks of a first trial of this kind; but whether it was on some former occasion, and he had been released and permitted again to go abroad, or whether it was a trial which he had already had during his second imprisonment, it is not easy to determine. The former is the most natural supposition; for, if he had had a trial during his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:17

Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me - Though all “men” forsook me, yet “God” did not. This expresses a universal truth in regard to the faithfulness of God; see Psalms 27:10; compare Job 5:17-19; Isaiah 14:1-2.That by me the preaching might be fully known - The word “preaching,” here probably means “the gospel as preached by him.” The word rendered “might be fully known” - πληροφορηθῃ plērophorē̄thē - means “might obtain full credence;” that is, might be fully confirmed, so that others... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:18

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work - He does not say from “death,” for he expected now to die; see 2 Timothy 4:6. But he was assured that God would keep him from shrinking from death when the hour approached; from apostasy, and from the manifestation of an improper spirit when he came to die.And will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom - So keep me from evil that I shall reach his heavenly kingdom; see 2 Timothy 4:8.To whom be glory forever and ever - Paul was accustomed to... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:9-22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:9-22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:18

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