2 Timothy 4:2-7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:5

Verse 5 5But watch thou in all things. He proceeds with the former exhortation, to the effect that the more grievous the diseases are, the more earnestly Timothy may labor to cure them; and that the nearer dangers are at hand, the more diligently he may keep watch. And because the ministers of Christ, when they faithfully discharge their office, are immediately called to engage in combats, he at the same time reminds Timothy to be firm and immovable in enduring adversity. (196) Do the work of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:6

Verse 6 6For I am now offered as a sacrifice He assigns the reason for the solemn protestation which he employed. As if he had said, “So long as I lived, I stretched out my hand to thee; my constant exhortations were not withheld from thee; thou hast been much aided by my advices, and much confirmed by my example; the time is now come, that thou shouldst be thine own teacher and exhorter, and shouldst begin to swim without support: beware lest any change in thee be observed at my death.” And... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:7

Verse 7 7I have fought the good fight Because it is customary to form a judgment from the event, Paul’s fight might have been condemned on the ground that it did not end happily. He therefore boasts that it is excellent, whatever may be the light in which it is regarded by the world. This declaration is a testimony of eminent faith; for not only was Paul accounted wretched in the opinion of all, but his death also was to be ignominious. Who then would not have said that he fought without... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:1-2

A solemn charge to Timothy to make full proof of his ministry. The prospect of his approaching death led the apostle to address his young disciple with deep and earnest feeling. I. THE SOLEMN ADJURATION . "I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the quick and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom." The object of the apostle is to impart to Timothy a solemn sense of responsibility in the discharge of his ministry. 1 . All preachers... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:1-8

The last charge. The words of this chapter have the peculiar interest which attaches to the last words of one who was prominent above his fellow men, and they have this striking character, that the apostle, knowing that the time of his departure was at hand, when the great work of his life must cease as far as he was concerned, was intensely solicitous that the work should go on after his death with uninterrupted course and with undiminished force. It is one of the features of the holy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Solemn charge to Timothy. I. CHARGED TO BE FAITHFUL IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OFFICIAL DUTIES . 1 . Witnessing the charge. 2 . Particulars of the charge. These are given in rapid succession, without connecting words, by which there is gain in force. II. ARGUMENT DRAWN FROM A DISTURBED FUTURE . 1 . The intolerableness of sound doctrine. "For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine." The sound or healthful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:2

Teaching for doctrine, A.V. Preach the Word ( κήρυξον τὸν λόγον ). It is impossible to exaggerate the dignity and importance here given to preaching by its being made the subject of so solemn and awful an adjuration as that in 2 Timothy 4:1 (compare the designation of κήρυξ which St. Paul gives to himself in 1 Timothy 2:7 ; 2 Timothy 1:11 ). Be instant ( ἐπίστηθι ). The force of the exhortation must be found, not in the verb itself taken alone, but by coupling ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:2

The apostolic injunction. "Preach the Word." Timothy had not to create a gospel, but to preach one; and the "Word" is broad and vast enough for any preacher. The cross has for its circumference all truth, and is to be carried into all spheres of life. I. PREACH IT WITH INSTANCY . It is not a mere philosophy to interest students as an esoteric study; nor is it a mere elaborate theological thesis to be proven true. It has to do with "the present salvation" and the future well... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:3

The sound for sound, A.V.; having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts for after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears, A.V. The sound ( τῆς ὑγιαινούσης ). Nothing is gained by the addition of the article in English. The phrase, ἡ ὑγιαίνουσα διδασκαλία , is characteristic of the pastoral Epistles, having arisen, no doubt, from the growth of heresy (see 1 Timothy 1:10 ; 1 Timothy 6:3 . 2 Timothy 1:13 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:3-4

The waywardness and restiveness of so called Christians afresh incentive to fidelity in ministers. This is an argument from the future to tell upon present duty. I. THE REASON OF THE APOSTASY . "For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine." 1 . The gospel doctrine is sound, because it necessitates a holy life, and holds the gratification of sinful passions to be inconsistent with the hopes of salvation. 2 . Evil men cannot endure it, ... read more

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