2 Timothy 1:15 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 1:15

This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia ,.... Either those that followed the apostle from Asia to Rome; or who came from thence thither, upon business, and were upon the spot when the apostle was in his greatest troubles, and yet all forsook him and no man stood by him; or else the churches and ministers in Asia, that is, a great number of them; for it cannot be said of every minister and church, and of all the members of churches there, what follows, be turned away from me ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:15

All they which are in Asia - It seems as if the apostle must refer to the Asiatic Christians which were then at Rome, or had been lately there. Finding the apostle in disgrace, and thinking it dangerous to own him or his cause, they neither visited him, or confessed Christianity. He cannot be speaking of any general defection of the Asiatic Churches, but of those Asiatics who had professed a particular friendship for him. Phygellus and Hermogenes - These were two of the persons of whom... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:15

Verse 15 15Thou knowest that all that are in Asia have forsaken me Those apostasies which he mentions might have shaken the hearts of many, and given rise, at the same time, to many suspicions; as we commonly look at everything in the worst light. Paul meets scandals of this kind with courage and heroism, that all good men may learn to abhor the treachery of those who had thus deserted the servant of Christ, when he alone, at the peril of his life, was upholding the common cause; and that they... 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

That are for they which are, A.V.; turned for be turned , A.V.; Phygelus for Phygellus, A.V. and T.R. Turned away from ( ἀπεστράφησάν με ). This verb is used, as here, governing an accusative of the person or thing turned away from, in Titus 1:14 ; Hebrews 12:25 , as frequently in classical Greek. The use of the aorist here is important, as St. Paul does not mean to say that the Churches of Asia had all forsaken him, which was not true, and which it would be absurd to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:15

The Asiatic desertion of the apostle. He reminds Timothy of a fact well known to him already, that he had suffered from a melancholy desertion of friends. I. THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF HIS LOSS . "All who are in Asia turned away from me." 1 . As to its nature. It was not a repudiation of Christianity. It was a desertion of the apostle himself, either through fear of persecution, or through a repudiation of his catholic ideas on behalf of the Gentiles. The Christian... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 1:15

This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me - That is, in that part of Asia Minor of which Ephesus was the capital. The name Asia was often given particularly to that part of Asia Minor; see the notes at Acts 2:9; Acts 16:6. This passage proves that Timothy was somewhere in that region when this Epistle was written to him, for otherwise he could not be supposed to Know what is here said. When Paul says that “all” were turned away from him, he must use the word in a... 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 1:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:8-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:15-18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 1:15

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