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Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)

2 Timothy 3:10

2 Timothy 3:10. Thou hast followed. Better, ‘ thou didst follow.' The pronoun is emphatic, and the tense points to a definite time, probably that of Timothy's early discipleship, which St. Paul had in his memory. It half suggests, too, what the English perfect almost excludes, that the apostle was looking on what he speaks of as belonging to a vanished past. It had been. Was the present like it?

Doctrine. ‘ Teaching ' in its widest sense.

Purpose. Here only used by St. Paul of himself, elsewhere of the Divine purpose.

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See also 2 Timothy 3:10 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 10. _THOU HAST FULLY KNOWN MY DOCTRINE_] And having long had the opportunity of knowing me, the _doctrine_ I preached, my _conduct_ founded on these doctrines, the _object_ I have in view by my...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BUT THOU HAST FULLY KNOWN MY DOCTRINE ... - Margin, “been a diligent follower of.” The margin is more in accordance with the usual meaning of the Greek word, which means, properly, to accompany side b...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    III. THE LAST DAYS AND THEIR PERILS CHAPTER 3 __ 1. The characteristics of the last days (2 Timothy 3:1) 2. What the last days mean for the true believer (2 Timothy 3:8) 3. The need of the Word of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    (_b_) 2 TIMOTHY 3:10. TIMOTHY'S SAFEGUARDS. Grave as these dangers are, however, Timothy has a double safeguard. (_a)_ His present difficult task does not take him by surprise. When, at Lystra (Acts 1...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    But you have been my disciple in my teaching, my training, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, my persecutions, my sufferings, in what happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium,...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    TIMES OF TERROR (2 Timothy 3:1) _ 3:1 You must realize this--that in the last days difficult times will set in._ The early Church lived in an age when the time was waxing late; they expected the Sec...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HAST, &c.. didst follow up. See 1 Timothy 4:6. MANNER OF LIFE. Greek _agoge_. Only here. PURPOSE. See 2 Timothy 1:9. CHARITY. See 2 Timothy 2:22,...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _But thou hast fully known my doctrine_ The ms. authority on the whole favours the aorist, which suits also the aorists of 2 Timothy 3:14 and does not assert, as the perfect would, the certainty of Ti...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The appeal for pure life and doctrine in view both of St Paul's own past and the evil future The connexion is: -You were trained to a life the opposite of all this, in learning to copy me, in learnin...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΠΑΡΗΚΟΛΟΎΘΗΣΑΣ. So אACG; the rec. text with D2EKLP and nearly all cursives has the perfect παρηκολούθηκας. See exegetical note. 10. ΣῪ ΔῈ. _But thou_; sc. in contrast with the vagaries of the ἑτεροδι...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    TIMOTHY IS COMMENDED FOR HIS LOYALTY AND ENCOURAGED TO ENDURE...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΠΑΡΗΚΟΛΟΫ́ΘΗΣΑΣ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΑΡΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΈΩ (G3877) следовать, идти рядом, сопровождать, с _dat._ Это также термин, обозначающий отношения ученика с учителем: учиться, находясь рядом; следовать...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 2254 CHARACTER OF ST. PAUL 2 Timothy 3:10. _Thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long suffering, charity, patience_. IN every age of the world there have been...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    BUT THOU HAST FULLY KNOWN— Having in the preceding verses described the apostates of the last days, and shewn how much the wicked Judaizers made way for that apostacy, the apostle here, by way of oppo...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    WITHSTAND THE APOSTASY 2 Timothy 3:10-17 _TEXT 3:10-17_ 10 But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience, 11 persecutions, sufferings; what things befell...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, FULLY, KNOWN, [ pareekoloutheesas (G3877)] - 'fully followed up;' traced, with a view to fol...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    8 The literal resurrection of Christ as the Seed of David seems to be the apostle's answer to the theory of a spiritual resurrection. The Seed of David can be nothing less than a literal Man. 10 'The...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    3:10 with (l-7) Or 'hast followed up,' as 1 Timothy 4:6 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    EXHORTATION. Timothy was well instructed in the OT. and in the gospel preached by St. Paul, and he must 'abide in the things that he had learnt and been assured of.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    WARNINGS AND EXHORTATIONS REGARDING THE LAST DAYS 1-9. In the days immediately preceding the Second Coming, the Lord had taught that iniquity would abound. St. Paul reminds Timothy of this truth as a...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    HAST FULLY KNOWN] RV 'didst follow.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK 2 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 3 EVIL PERSONS IN THE LAST DAYS (3:1-9) V1 You should be aware that in the last days life will be very diffi...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BUT THOU HAST FULLY KNOWN MY DOCTRINE. — Literally, _But thou wert a follower of my doctrine;_ thou followedst as a disciple, and thus hast fully known. The Greek word translated “fully known” (see 1...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    I am not really uneasy about your steadfastness. You joined me as a disciple from spiritual and moral inducements only. The persecutions you saw me endure you knew to be typical of the conditions of a...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    διδασκαλίᾳ : See note on 1 Timothy 1:10. ἀγωγῇ : _conduct_ (R.V.). The A.V., _manner of life_ has perhaps reference to guiding principles of conduct rather than to the external expression of them, wh...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    HOLD FAST TO INSPIRED SCRIPTURE 2 Timothy 3:10 The world does not love Christ or Christians any better than of old; and all who are minded to live godly lives will come inevitably to the cross in one...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Clearly seeing trouble coming from the teaching of those who were ''holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof," the apostle referred to his own manner of life and service as aff...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    POWER TO CONFRONT THE COMING APOSTASY Paul's life stood in contrast to the lives of the false teachers and should have served as an example to Timothy and others around him. His teaching was sound and...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (4) But thou hast (b) fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, (4) So that we are not deceived by such hypocrites, we must set before us the virtues...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I beg the Reader to notice, what a blessed relief the Holy Ghost here proposeth to Timothy, from the melancholy statement, the preceding verses had given, in the example of his faithful servant the Ap...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Turning to the SECOND EPISTLE, we find that, although there is the same grand truth of the Saviour God maintained, the state of things had become sensibly worse, and the hour for the apostle's departu...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    10_But thou hast followed _(185) In order to urge Timothy, he employs this argument also, that he is not an ignorant and untaught soldier, because Paul carried him through a long course of training. N...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Now this evil influence would too surely be exercised. The power of the holy truth of God would be lost in the assembly and among Christians; and those who bore this name would become (under the influ...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT THOU HAST FULLY KNOWN MY DOCTRINE,.... This, with what follows, is said in opposition to the characters, principles, and practices of the above wicked men, and for the imitation and encouragement...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, Ver. 10. _But thou hast fully known_] παρηκολουθηκας. Or, thou hast exactly trod in my track,...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _But_ thou hast a better pattern to follow; for _thou hast fully known my doctrine_ In all the branches of it; _manner of life_ My conduct toward God, his people, and all men; _purpose_ The end and de...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE SPECIAL LESSONS OF PAUL'S AFFLICTIONS....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    When Paul wrote this to Timothy, "the last days" had not yet come, so it is evident that the epistle is not written strictly for Timothy personally, but for every individual believer who would follow...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    THOU HAST FULLY KNOWN: Or, thou hast been a diligent follower of...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    10-13 The more fully we know the doctrine of Christ, as taught by the apostles, the more closely we shall cleave to it. When we know the afflictions of believers only in part, they tempt us to declin...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    OLBGrk; BUT THOU HAST FULLY KNOWN MY DOCTRINE: our translation here seemeth a little strange, for the Greek is: Thou hast diligently followed me in doctrine, eu de parhkolouyhdav mou th didaskalia tha...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Timothy 3:10 But G1161 you G4771 followed G3877 (G5758) my G3450 doctrine G1319 life G72 purpose G4286 faith...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SECTION 3. THOSE WHO ARE TRULY THE LORD'S MUST EQUIP THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE GRIEVOUS TIMES THAT ARE COMING (2 TIMOTHY 2:19 TO 2 TIMOTHY 3:17). Having called on him to endure...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    DIDST FOLLOW (παρηκολουθησας). First aorist active indicative of παρακολουθεω, for which see 1 Timothy 4:6. Some MSS. have perfect active παρηκολουθηκας (thou hast followed). Nine associative-instr...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    2 Timothy 3:1. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Apostasy predicted. The believer's resource, the Scriptures. CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Timothy, Jannes, Jambres, Moses. CONCLUSION: The last days of the Gospel dispensation will be perilous...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Timothy 3:1. _In the last days perilous times shall come._ So the Spirit expressly spake when the measure of the jews should be full, when they should even deliver up their relatives to death, and w...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    BUT YOU HAVE FOLLOWED. Paul is thinking here of the point in time when Timothy obeyed the truth and become a Christian. TEACHING. See 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 2:7 and notes. CONDUCT. Especially the _...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 2 Timothy 3:10. BUT THOU HAST FULLY KNOWN.—R.V. “didst follow.” The mental process of investigation and the moral process of imitating the good seem to blend in this...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 TIMOTHY 3:1 _But know this _for _this know also_,_ _A.V.; _grievous _for _perilous_,_ _A.V. GRIEVOUS TIMES (καιροὶ χαλεποί)._ _"Grievous" is not a very good rendering. "Perilous," thou...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    Ver. 10. _Thou, however, hast closely followed_ (The received text has παρηκολουθηκα ́ ς, the perfect, with D, E, K, L, the great majority of cursives, Chrys., Theod., Damas.; but א, A, C read παρηκολ...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Second Timothy chapter three? Paul said to Timothy, This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come (2 Timothy 3:1). It is interesting that the Scri...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Thessalonians 1:5; 1 Timothy 1:3; 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Timothy 4:13;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Hast fully known [π α ρ η κ ο λ ο υ θ η σ α ς]. Better, thou didst follow. See on 1 Timothy 4:6. o P. Manner of life [α γ ω γ η]. Or conduct. N. T. o. LXX, mostly 2nd and 3rd Macc.. Often in Class.,...

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    A special mean is here propounded, how Timothy and his successors may be preserved from the seduction of false teachers, namely, by setting before themselves the example of the great apostle St. Paul;...

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