Vincent's Word Studies in the NT
2 Timothy 1:18
Very well [β ε λ τ ι ο ν]. N. T. o. The sense is comparative; better than I can tell you.
Very well [β ε λ τ ι ο ν]. N. T. o. The sense is comparative; better than I can tell you.
Verse 2 Timothy 1:18. _THE LORD GRANT-THAT HE MAY FIND MERCY OF THE LORD_] Some think that this is a prayer to God the Father to communicate grace to him, that he might find mercy in the great day at...
THE LORD GRANT UNTO HIM THAT HE MAY FIND MERCY OF THE LORD IN THAT DAY - The day of judgment; notes at 2 Timothy 1:12. This proves that Onesiphorus was then alive, as Paul would not offer prayer for h...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. PAUL'S PERSONAL WORD TO TIMOTHY CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Paul's affectionate words and confidence (2 Timothy 1:1)_ 2. Difficulties and assurance (2 Timothy 1:6) 3. Holding the fo...
(_c_) 2 Timothy 1:15. A PERSONAL APPEAL._ The apostle's earlier disappointments_ form the third ground of appeal. All his Asian friends perhaps by withholding help in his captivity had proved disloyal...
You know this, that as a whole the people who live in Asia deserted me, and among the deserters are Phygelus and Hermogenes. May the Lord give mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refr...
AN APOSTLE'S GLORY AND AN APOSTLE'S PRIVILEGE (2 Timothy 1:1-7)...
LORD. App-98. MINISTERED. App-190. UNTO ME. Omit. AT. in. App-104. KNOWEST. App-132. VERY WELL. Greek. _beltion._ Only here....
_The Lord grant unto him that_he _may find mercy of the Lord in that day_ The repetition of -the Lord" arises apparently from the use of two clauses together which had become customary separate phrase...
A Sad Warning and a Bright Example The connexion is: -Many faithless ones failed me; be thou faithful all the more: the faith and practice of an Onesiphorus may surely be thine....
THE LONELINESS OF ST PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF ONESIPHORUS...
For κυρίου D2*E* d e have θεῷ, an attempt to introduce into the text the current interpretation of κυρίου as referring here to God the Father. 18. ΔΏΙΗ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι Ὁ ΚΎΡΙΟΣ Κ.Τ.Λ., _may the Lord_, sc. Chr...
ΔΏΗ _aor._ opt. _act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать (_см._ 2 Timothy 1:16). ΕΎΡΕΊΝ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΕΎΡΊΣΚΩ (G2147) находить. Инфинитив-дополнение к основному гл.: "Пусть Бог даст найти" ΌΣΟΣ (G3745)...
THE LORD GRANT UNTO HIM, &C.— This is a common _Hebraism._ See Genesis 1:26; Genesis 9:6; Genesis 9:16; Genesis 19:24.
c. Onesiphorus 2 Timothy 1:15-18 _TEXT 1:15-18_ 15 This thou knowest, that all that are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 The Lord grant mercy unto the house of On...
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. GRANT UNTO HIM - as well as 'unto his house'...
2 Timothy had been with the apostle in Rome, whence he was probably sent to Philippi (Php_2:19). The most loving and intimate relations existed between them, and Paul continually refers to him as his...
EXPRESSIONS OF AFFECTION AND EXHORTATIONS TO FAITHFULNESS 1, 2. Salutation. According to the promise of life] St. Paul declares himself appointed an Apostle with the view of his spreading the knowled...
HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK 2 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS LETTER THE WRITER AND TO WHOM HE WROTE At the end of the book of Acts, the *apostle Paul was still in pri...
THE LORD GRANT UNTO HIM THAT HE MAY FIND MERCY OF THE LORD IN THAT DAY... — The Greek should be rendered here, _favour of the Lord,_ instead of by “mercy of the Lord.” Some commentators, who have foun...
CHAPTER 28 THE HEARTLESSNESS OF PHYGELUS AND HERMOGENES-THE DEVOTION OF ONESIPHORUS-PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD. - 2 Timothy 1:15 WE have here one of the arguments which St. Paul makes use of in urging his...
It is immaterial whether we explain ὁ Κύριος, in this verse, of God the Father, the source of judgment, or of God the Son, the instrument of judgment. It is far-fetched to suppose that the repeated Κύ...
to 2 Timothy 2:2. The leading thoughts in this section are (_a_) the Day of reward and judgment which is surely coming (2 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 1:18), (_b_) the unreasonableness therefore of cowardl...
“HOLD THE PATTERN OF SOUND WORDS” 2 Timothy 1:12 How striking Paul's reference to the double committal, as if there had been an agreed exchange between his Master and himself! Paul had handed over to...
The second letter to Timothy was written from prison. Paul, conscious of the evil existing in the Church, forecast the terrible days that were coming. He was conscious also of the grave responsibility...
AN INJUNCTION TO STEADFASTNESS The apostle urged Timothy to hold tight to the “pattern of sound words.” The word translated "pattern" is the Greek word hupo-tuposis. Joseph Thayer, in his Greek-Englis...
(14) That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. (15) В¶ This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus...
REFLECTIONS WHAT a lovely representation Paul hath given in this Chapter, of the Covenant love, and faithfulness, of God the Father, in the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus! And how sure is i...
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...
18_May the Lord grant to him _Some explain it thus: — “May God grant to him that he may find mercy with Christ the Judge.” And, indeed, this is somewhat more tolerable than to interpret that passage i...
The Second Epistle to Timothy has a very peculiar character. It is the expression of his heart, who out side Palestine had, under God, founded and built the assembly of God on earth, and it was writte...
THE LORD GRANT UNTO HIM THAT HE MAY FIND MERCY OF THE LORD IN THAT DAY;.... In return for his diligent seeking till he found the apostle. By "mercy", he means the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto e...
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. Ver. 18. _The Lord_] That is, God the Father ...
_This thou knowest_ Of this thou hast received information; _that all they which are in Asia_ He appears to mean those of Asia who were known to him by a profession of Christianity, and who had attend...
True religion gives a man hearty, steadfast friends, who, in trials when others turn away, will stand by him, sympathize with him, and if possible render him any aid which he needs....
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. These historical references are closely connecte...
PAUL'S SORROWFUL AND CHEERFUL EXPERIENCES. 2 Timothy 1:15...
Despite the fact of his heart being so drawn out in this epistle, Paul writes as "an apostle," not as a servant, nor even as a brother. Does this not stress the strongly authoritative character of tha...
15-18 The apostle mentions the constancy of Onesiphorus; he oft refreshed him with his letters, and counsels, and comforts, and was not ashamed of him. A good man will seek to do good. The day of dea...
This would incline us to think that Onesiphorus was yet alive. The term _mercy_ he here prays that he may FIND OF THE LORD, is comprehensive of all good, both corporal and spiritual, which he prays Go...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans None of those things which ye have done to them shall be passed by without being reckoned unto you. "The Lord grant" to you "that ye may find mercy of the Lord i...
2 Timothy 1:18 Lord G2962 grant G1325 (G5630) him G846 find G2147 (G5629) mercy G1656 from G3844 Lord...
2 Timothy 1:18. THAT HE MAY FIND MERCY FROM THE LORD IN THAT DAY. On the assumption already mentioned as probable, this would, of course, be a prayer for the dead. The reference to the great day of ju...
GRANT TO HIM TO AND MERCY (δωιη αυτω ευρειν ελεος). Second aorist active optative in wish for the future again as in verse 2 Timothy 1:16. Find mercy from the Lord (Jesus) as he found me.THOU KNOWE...
2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,_ Paul takes high ground. He is not an apostle by the will of the Church...
CONTENTS: Apostolic greetings and exhortations to Timothy. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Eunice, Phygelus, Hermogenes, Onesiphorus. CONCLUSION: The best of Christ's servants ne...
2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus._ On this promise of eternal life the whole system of revelation is built; for this cause Paul was made an apostle, that...
ON THAT DAY. The Day of Judgment. Remember Paul was friendless and alone, surrounded by his enemies, when Onesiphorus came to him! Compare Hebrews 6:10....
_The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day._ ST. PAUL’S PRAYER FOR ONESIPHORUS I. Mercy is a word we are often using, especially in our prayers. But there are some of us,...
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 1:18 THAT DAY. See note on v. 12. ⇐...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 2 Timothy 1:15. TURNED AWAY FROM ME.—This does not mean that they had departed from the place where he was, but that they had turned away their faces from him. 2 Timo...
EXPOSITION 2 TIMOTHY 1:1 _Christ Jesus _for _Jesus Christ, _A.V. and T.R.; _the life _for _life, _A.V. The life is a little clearer than _life, _as showing that "life" (not "promise") is the antecede...
Ver. 18. _May the Lord grant to him that lie may find mercy from the Lord in that day._ The repetition of Lord is peculiar the Lord grant that he may find from the Lord! but is certainly not to be exp...
Shall we turn now to second Timothy? This is the last epistle that Paul wrote. He is again in prison in Rome. It would seem that he was released from the first imprisonment and allowed a little more t...
1 Corinthians 16:8; 1 Kings 17:20; 1 Peter 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:19;...
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF A CHRISTIAN 2 Timothy 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is a mistake to imagine that those who walk with Christ will find a level pathway without any valley or any mountain top, a path...