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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For the which cause I also suffer these things,.... The present imprisonment and bonds in which he now was; these, with all the indignities, reproaches, distresses, and persecutions, came upon him, for the sake of his being a preacher of the Gospel; and particularly for his being a teacher of the Gentiles: the Jews hated him, and persecuted him,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the which cause I also suffer these things: And I expect that his eyes glanced round on the walls of his dungeon, and that he rattled the chains that bound his hands to those of the soldiers who had him in their charge.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Hold fast the form of sound words,.... By "words" are meant, not mere words, but doctrines; for the servants of the Lord should not strive about words, to no profit, or be too tenacious of them. Indeed when words have long obtained, and have been very useful to convey just ideas of truth to the mind, they are not to be easily parted with, though...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Hold fast the form of sound words, Many say they have no creeds, and there is hardly an Epistle in which there is not a distinct mention of a creed. 2Ti_1:13. Which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. Hold fast the truth. Hold fast the very form and shape of it. If you are to keep the life that is in an egg, you must...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
That good thing which was committed to thee,.... By which he means either his ministerial work and office, which is a good work, the dispensation of which was committed to him, and which it became him so to observe, as that the ministry might not be blamed; or else the good and excellent gifts of the Spirit, which qualified him for the discharge...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. This is what we want. If the Holy Ghost be in us, we shall never trifle with the truth. He is the lover and revealer of truth, and we shall press the doctrines of the Word of God itself nearer and nearer to our hearts in portion as the Holy Spirit dwells in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia,.... Either those that followed the apostle from Asia to Rome; or who came from thence thither, upon business, and were upon the spot when the apostle was in his greatest troubles, and yet all forsook him and no man stood by him; or else the churches and ministers in Asia, that is, a great number...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; What! turned away from Paul? Some people think it is an awful thing because certain people turn away from a minister of Christ. It is not an awful thing at all, except for them. Paul stands fast; even he, the bravest of the brave, and they all turn aside from him. What of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus,.... Who seems to have been one of Asia, and of Ephesus, and is an exception from the general apostasy, or from those that turned away from the apostle; and therefore he prays that the Lord would show mercy to his family; that he would give regenerating grace and mercy to such of them as were without...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: but, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. He did not know exactly where the apostle was, in which prison he was confined; but he went from place to place until at last he lighted upon him, and then he was not...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. You could not tell in Rome where a prisoner was. The registers were not open to investigation. You had to go from prison to prison, and fee the guards to get...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But when he was in Rome,.... Upon some business or another, where the apostle was a prisoner: he sought me out very diligently, and found me; as there might be many prisons in Rome, he went from one to another, till he found him; and was one of those to whom Christ will say hereafter, "I was in prison and ye came unto me", Matthew 25:36 or the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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 eternal life; or that crown of righteousness and everlasting glory and happiness, which will be a grant from the Lord, or a free gift through Jesus...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: He came to Paul, and talked with him and probably sang with him, and prayed with him, I have no doubt. He often refreshed the apostle in Rome; and then Paul added:-- 2Ti_1:18. And in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. This happy...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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.