2 Timothy 4:19-22

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:20

Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.Erastus ... This too was a common name; but despite this, White identified him as probably the Erastus mentioned in Acts 19:22. The Erastus who was chamberlain of Corinth is thought to be a different character.Trophimus I left at Miletus sick ... No forger would have spared a miracle in this situation; but, as always, there is a remarkable economy of the divine power where miracles were concerned. They were never wrought for the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:21

Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.Before winter ... Paul quite naturally dreaded the onset of cold weather, not having the cloak which he so much needed. Again, in this, he urged Timothy "to hurry."Eubulus ... Nothing is known of this man except what is written here.Pudens ... This is all that Scripture reveals of him.Linus ... His name appears nowhere else in Scripture; and, as for the tradition that he was... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 4:22

The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you."This is Paul's own prayer-wish for Timothy; they are the great apostles' last words that came down to us through history."[31] What sadness fills our hearts as we contemplate the termination of so fine and great a life! Did Timothy reach him in time to supply any comfort in his martyrdom? Did the execution take place immediately, or at some protracted time afterward? What did Paul do with the cloak? bequeath it to Timothy? and the parchments? and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 4:19

2 Timothy 4:19. Salute Prisca, and Aquila,— She is called Priscilla, Acts 2:26. Romans 16:3. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 4:20

2 Timothy 4:20. Trophimus—left at Miletum sick.— It has been very justly argued from this text, that a power of working miracles did not always reside in the apostles; and indeed if it had, onecan hardly imagine that any good or useful man would have been sick, and have died under their notice, which wouldhave been quite inconsistent with the scheme of Divine Providence. Timothy's frequent infirmities afford a farther argument to the same purpose. But such good men as these, did not need the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 4:21

2 Timothy 4:21. Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia,— What some have said concerning Pudens's being of the senatorial order, and Claudia's being a British lady who was converted by St. Paul, and sent the gospel first into England, does not seem sufficiently supported. Martial speaks of them as young persons at that time, lib. 4: epigr. 13. Linus is said by the ancients to have been afterwards the first bishop of Rome. When the apostle says, 2Ti 4:11 that Luke only was with him, he must be understood... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:19

19. Prisca and Aquila— (Acts 18:2; Acts 18:3; Romans 16:3; Romans 16:4; 1 Corinthians 16:19, written from Ephesus, where therefore Aquila and Priscilla must then have been). household of Onesiphorus—If he were dead at the time, the "household" would not have been called "the household of Onesiphorus." He was probably absent (see on 1 Corinthians 16:19- :). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:20

20. In order to depict his desertion, he informs Timothy that Erastus, one of his usual companions (Acts 19:22, possibly the same Erastus as in Romans 16:23, though how he could leave his official duties for missionary journeys is not clear), stayed behind at Corinth, his native place, or usual residence, of which city he was "chamberlain," or city steward and treasurer (Romans 16:23); and Trophimus he left behind at Miletus sick. (On his former history, see on Romans 16:23- :; Romans 16:23-... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:21

21. before winter—when a voyage, according to ancient usages of navigation, would be out of the question: also, Paul would need his "cloak" against the winter (2 Timothy 4:13). Pudens . . . Claudia—afterwards husband and wife (according to MARTIAL [Epigrams, 4.13; 11.54]), he a Roman knight, she a Briton, surnamed Rufina. TACITUS [On Agriculture, 14], mentions that territories in southeast Britain were given to a British king; Cogidunus, in reward for his fidelity to Rome, A.D. 52, while... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 4:22

22. Grace be with you—plural in oldest manuscripts, "with YOU," that is, thee and the members of the Ephesian and neighboring churches. read more

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