That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. 17. the man of God ] As in 1Ti 6:11. perfect ] In the sense in which, for example, Confirmation is sometimes said to make ‘a perfect Christian,’ i.e. one perfectly equipped and supplied with the full measure of gifts and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:17”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 16. All scripture ] The word for ‘Scripture’ occurs fifty-one times in N.T., always, except 2Pe 3:16, of the recognised Old Testament Scriptures, the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa, or of one or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:16”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:15
And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 15. from a child ] Lit. from a babe; the word occurs four times in St Luke’s ‘Gospel of the Infancy,’ ch. 1 and 2, and again Luk … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:15”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:14
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them]; 14. But continue thou ] ‘Thou’ emphatic; ‘continue,’ better abide, i.e. make no downward progress, go not astray: the construction of the next clause illustrates the brevity of the Greek use of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:14”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 13. But evil men and seducers ] The word ‘seduce’ in A.V. occurs nine times in Old and New Testament always in the general sense of ‘lead astray’; everywhere except here it is used to represent the Greek word for this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:13”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:12
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 12. Yea, and all ] The force of the two conjunctions is shewn in note on 1Ti 3:10. that will live godly ] Whose will is, compare Luk 16:26, ‘they whose will is to pass from hence to you.’ ‘In Christ Jesus.’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:12”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:11
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me. 11. afflictions, which came unto me ] It is better to make the ‘afflictions’ go with the preceding, and make a new clause commence with the relative. So R.V. sufferings; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:11”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:10
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 10. But thou hast fully known my doctrine ] The ms. authority on the whole favours the aorist, which suits also the aorists of 2Ti 3:14 and does not assert, as the perfect would, the certainty of Timothy’s settled continuance … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:10”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:9
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men,] as theirs also was. 9. But they shall proceed no further ] The same words as in 2Ti 2:16, where their advance is predicted. Here the future beyond that advance is seen. The adverbial phrase with the verb lends itself … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:9”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:8
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 8. Now as Jannes and Jambres ] And like as; the conjunction should be translated ‘now’ only when there is more of a fresh departure; the present is only a small additional paragraph. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Timothy 3:8”