Closing Greetings (Second Timothy 4: 19 through 22) Verse 18 is a fitting ending to the letter proper. Only a few greetings and comments follow. Chapter 4:19 through 21: Greet Priscilla and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus. Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick in Miletus. Do your best to get here […]
Personal Comments (Chapter 4:9 through 18) Second Timothy 4: 9 though 13: Do your best to come to me quickly, for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with […]
Preach the Word Second Timothy 4: 1 and 2: In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with […]
PART FOUR The Last Days (3:1–4:8) Terrible times Chapter 3: 1 through 5: But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, […]
Chapter 2: 20 and 21: In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master […]
Chapter 2:10 through 13: Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. If […]
Chapter 1:11 and 12: And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him […]
PART ONE Opening Greeting Chapter 1: verses 1 and 2 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Commentary As customary, Paul names […]
The WELS Mission for the Visually Impaired presents The People’s Bible – 2nd Timothy, by Armin W Schuetze, published by Northwestern Publishing House, Copyright 1991. EDITOR’S PREFACE The People’s Bible is just what the name implies—a Bible for the people. It includes the complete text of the Holy Scriptures in the popular New International Version. […]
Conclusion: Guard Your Trust Chapter 6:20 and 21 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 21which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Paul concludes as he began, with […]