2 Timothy 4:7-8

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 4:8

Henceforth there is laid up for me; as to what remains for me, (so the word λοιπον signifies, not henceforth, as we translate it), there is prepared, and in safe keeping for me, Colossians 1:5; or, there is appointed for me: see Hebrews 9:27. A crown; another kind of crown than what the conquerors used to have in the Grecian games; a high and great reward, a glory with which my whole man shall be encompassed, as a man’s head is with a crown. Of righteousness; the purchase of Christ’s... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:6-8

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES2 Timothy 4:6. For I am now ready to be offered.—R.V. “I am already being offered.” R.V. margin, “poured out as a drink-offering.” When the gaoler took the cup of hemlock to Socrates, the philosopher asked, “Is it allowable to make a drink-offering of it?” Paul’s spirit was the libation. Note the emphatic I in contrast to “thou” (emphatic too) in 2 Timothy 4:5. The time of my departure is at hand.—R.V. “is come.” In Philippians 1:23 the desire for this weighing... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:7

2 Timothy 4:7 I. Look at the Christian life under the aspect of a fight. In a sense, this aspect of life is not peculiar to that of the Christian. Indeed, I dare to say, that, so far from the followers of the world being exempt from toil and hardship, it would not take a man half the care and time and trouble to get to heaven, which it takes any man to get rich, and many a man to get to hell. The question, therefore, is not whether we shall fight, but what for, and on whose side on that of... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 2 Timothy 4:7-8

DISCOURSE: 2259A CHRISTIAN’S DYING REFLECTIONS2 Timothy 4:7-8. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.CHRISTIANITY adapts its comforts to every part of our existence; but its influence is peculiarly visible at the close. St. Paul, when expecting death, was not without... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - 2 Timothy 4:8

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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:1-22

Chapter 4Paul said to Timothy,I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ ( 2 Timothy 4:1 ),Hey, that's heavy duty, man, when you charge a person before God and before the Lord Jesus Christ. Laying a charge now on Timothy.The Lord Jesus Christ,who shall judge the quick and the dead ( 2 Timothy 4:1 )Now the quick is an old English word, it means alive. Someone said in L.A. traffic there are two kinds: the quick and the dead. But the word means alive.The Lord is going to judge those that... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 4:1-22

2 Timothy 4:1-2 . I charge thee therefore before God preach the word. Paul speaks here as a dying man, soon to appear before the throne of God and the Lamb. Soldiers must not sleep in war without a watch, nor must labourers be negligent in the time of harvest. A man of living faith and ardent charity cannot see souls perish, without using all the requisite means for their salvation. His sermons will be fervent in public worship; and out of season he will preach like Paul, in schools and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Timothy 4:6-8

2 Timothy 4:6-8I am now ready to be offered.The law of sacrificeThe interest o the Second Epistle to Timothy is altogether exceptional. It is the interest of a heart-moving tragedy; and yet the tragic gloom which rolls above its heavens is relieved, is almost illumined with golden glory by a strain and temper of pathetic tenderness. It is, as far as we are concerned, the last earthly utterance of an altogether remarkable man; the last will and testament, so to speak, of one in whose character... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:7

7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Ver. 7. I have fought a good fight ] The nearer anything is to the centre, the more strongly and swiftly it moveth. The wine of the Spirit is strongest in the saints, when they are drawing to an end. His motions are quickest when natural motions are slowest, most sensible when the body begins to be senseless, most lively when the saints are dying. See this in Moses’ swanlike song; David’s last discourse to his... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 4:8

8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. Ver. 8. There is laid up a crown ] Beyond a crown the wishes of mortal men extend not. Alexander inviting many to supper, provided a crown of 180 pounds to be given to those that drank most. Forty-one killed themselves with drinking to get that crown. Shall these do more for a trifle than we will do... read more

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