2 Timothy 4:7 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:7

The battle finished. "I have fought a good fight." Nothing in nature is more beautiful than the all-glorious sunset; even the storm clouds make it a more magnificent scene. So it was with St. Paul. Amid the threatening clouds of persecution the Saviour's glory shone all around and about him, and lighted up the dark firmament of the martyr experiences. I. THE PAST FIGHT . He was a man of war in the best sense, and had fought a good fight. He had conflicts in himself— "fightings... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought a good fight - The Christian life is often represented as a conflict, or warfare; see the notes on 1 Timothy 6:12. That noble conflict with sin, the world, the flesh, and the devil, Paul now says he had been able to maintain.I have finished my course - The Christian life, too, is often represented as a “race” to be run; compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 9:24-26.I have kept the faith - I have steadfastly maintained the faith of the gospel; or, have lived a life of fidelity to my... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 4:5-8

2 Timothy 4:5-8. But watch thou Both over thyself and flock, and withstand the beginnings of all these corruptions; let thy mind be awake and watchful; in all things Whatever thou art doing, let this be thy earnest, constant, persevering exercise. Observe, reader, the Scripture watching or waiting implies steadfast faith, patient hope, labouring love, unceasing prayer; yea, the mighty exertion of all the affections of the soul that a man is capable of: endure afflictions Or ... 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 4:7

fought . Greek. agonizomai . See Luke 13:24 . a = the. fight . Greek. agon. See Phil. I. so and compare 1 Timothy 6:12 . finished . Greek. te leo. Compare App-1262 Timothy 1:2 , my = the. course . Greek. dromos. See Acts 13:25 . faith . App-150 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:It is wrong to see any touch of egotism in this. In the Greek, "I" does not begin each clause. Hendriksen rendered it: "The grand fight have I fought, the race I have finished, the faith I have kept."[15] Besides that, the mere reference to facts so overwhelmingly obvious, in such a context as this, could not possibly indicate any undue self-esteem on the part of the apostle.The grand fight I have fought ... The... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 4:7

2 Timothy 4:7. I have fought a good fight, &c.— I have maintained the good combat, I have finished my race, &c. The apostle here again alludes to the agonistic games. See 1 Timothy 6:12. Two of the expressions in this verse are agonistic terms, and the third is perhaps an allusion to the citizen who was faithful as a magistrate, or in any public station, upon whom the Greeks used to bestow a crown for his fidelity and public usefulness. Unless this be admitted, the apostle starts from... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:7

7. "I have striven the good strife"; the Greek is not restricted to a fight, but includes any competitive contest, for example, that of the racecourse (1 Timothy 6:12 [ALFORD]; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; Hebrews 12:1; Hebrews 12:2). kept the faith—the Christian faith committed to me as a believer and an apostle (compare 2 Timothy 1:14; Revelation 2:10; Revelation 3:10). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 4:1-8

IV. DIRECTIONS CONCERNING THE LAST DAYS 3:1-4:8Paul anticipated dark days ahead for the church. He listed several characteristics of this time, clarified the most important conduct in it, and explained his own role to prepare Timothy and all his readers for what lay ahead. read more