from 10 me; of are in Asia be turned away S 16 The Lord' give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and "was not ashamed of my chain : 17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. w 18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he 'ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. CHAP. II. 1 He is exhorted again to constancy and perseverance, and to do the duty of a faithful servant of the Lord in dividing the word aright, and staying profane and vain babblings: 17 of Hymenæus and Fhiletus 19 the foundation of the Lord is sure: 22 he is taught whereof to beware, and what to follow after, and in what sort the servant of the Lord ought to behave himself. a THOU therefore, my son, bbe strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 10 have forsaken, or turned aside from. Ham. 12 TIM. iv. 10, 16: Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world-all men forsook me. MAT. v. 7: Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. $ 2 TIM. iv. 19: Salute-the houshold of Onesiphorus. PHILE. 7: For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. u Ver. 8. ▾ See on ACTS, ix. 16. w See MAT. xxv. 34-40. * Ver. 12. 2 THES. i. 10: When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. Y HEB. vi. 10: For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered unto the saints, and do minister. CHAP. II. a1 TIM. i. 2: Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith. 2 TIM. i. 2: To Timothy, my dearly beloved son. с 11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 12 For the dwhich cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for 'I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, min faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 7 h which dwell 14 That good thing which was n committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost eth in us. 15 This thou knowest, that Pall they which 6 trusted. A. V. 7 that which I deposited with him. Dod. 8 unto. Ham. 9 concerning faith. Co. See on ACTs, ix. 15. d See 2 TIM. ii. 9. See on ЕPH. iii. 1. e ROM. i. 16: I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. f See on 1 PET. iv. 19. * See on 1 TIM. i. 18. h Ver. 18. 2 THES. i. 10: When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe-in that day. 2 TIM. iv. 8: A crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day. HEB. X. 23: Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised. REV. ii. 25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. See on 1 TIM. i. 10. * See on ROM. ii. 20. See on 1 TIM. i. 10. m1 TIM. i. 14: The grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. " See on 1 TIM. i. 18. • ROM. viii. 11: But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. PACTS, xix. 10: And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. are in Asia be turned away from 10 whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. r S me; of 16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus ; for he oft refreshed me, and "was not ashamed of my chain : V 17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. X 18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he 1 ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. CHAP. II. 1 He is exhorted again to constancy and perseverance, and to do the duty of a faithful servant of the Lord in dividing the word aright, and staying profane and vain babblings: 17 of Hymenæus and Fhiletus: 19 the foundation of the Lord is sure: 22 he is taught whereof to beware, and what to follow after, and in what sort the servant of the Lord ought to behave himself. a THOU therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 10 have forsaken, or turned aside from. Ham. 12 TIM. iv. 10, 16: Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world-all men forsook me. r MAT. v. 7: Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. t $2 TIM. iv. 19: Salute-the houshold of Onesiphorus. PHILE. 7: For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. u Ver. 8. See on ACTS, ix. 16. w See MAT. xxv. 34—40. * Ver. 12. 2 THES. i. 10: When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. HEB. vi. 10: For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered unto the saints, and do minister. CHAP. II. 1 TIM. i. 2: Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith. 2 TIM. i. 2: To Timothy, my dearly beloved son. 1 d 2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. e 3 Thou therefore fendure hardness,2 as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life ;3 that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. k 6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.4 7 1 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. 1 8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the " seed of by. A. V. 2 travail. Wi. labour. Rh. 3 worldly business. Ma. Cr. The husbandman labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits. A. V. bEPH. vi. 10: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. e See 2 TIM. iii. 10. See on 1 TIM. i. 10. d See on 1 TIM. i. 18. e1 TIM. iii. 2: A Bishop then must be-apt to teach. TIT. i. 9: That he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. f2 TIM. i. 8: Be thou partaker of the afflictions of the Gospel. do. iv. 5: Endure afflictions. • See on 1 TIM. i. 18. b See on 1 COR. ix. 25. iSee on 1 COR. ix. 25, 26. 1 COR. ix. 10: That he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. 1 TIм. iv. 15: Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. PRO. ii. 6: For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. DAN. ii. 21: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding. CoL. i. 9: We-do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. "ACTS, xiii. 23: Of this man's seed hath God according to 5 David was raised from the dead Paccording to my Gospel : r S 9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. 10 Therefore I' endure all things for the elect's sakes, "that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be "dead" with him, we shall also live with him: from death. Ma. Cr. 6true. Co. Ma. Cr. 7 have died. Ham. Whit. See on his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus. ACTS, ii. 30. • 1 Cor. xv. 1, 4, 20: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. See on ACTs, ii. 24. P See on ROM. ii. 16. 92 TIM. i. 12: See on ACTS, ix. 16. See on ACTs, ix. 16. ACTS, xxviii. 31: Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. EPH. vi. 19, 20: And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. PHI. i. 13, 14: So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; and many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. EPH. iii. 13: Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. See on ЕPH. iii. I. u 2 COR. i. 6: And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. ▾ See on 1 TIM. i. 15. W . ROM. vi. 5, 8: If we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. 2 Cor. iv. 10: Always bearing |