2 Timothy 4:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. ”

2 Timothy 4:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Only Luke is with me - Luke, the author of the gospel which bears his name, and of the Acts of the Apostles. For a considerable part of the ministry of Paul, he was his traveling companion (compa...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Personal Requests and Personal News. Timothy's summons to Rome seems inconsistent with the discharge of the duties just enforced. If the letter is a unity, its main instructions may concern his c...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke . This faithful and devoted companion, sharer of Paul's labours and afflictions for so many years, always modestly keeping himself in the back- ground, most have been. comfort indeed. with ....
2 Timothy 4:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. Only Luke is with me - This was Luke the evangelist, and writer of the Acts of the Apostles, who...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Take Mark, and bring him with thee:— This is a proof that St. Paul and St. Mark were reconciled again, though the behaviour of the latter had formerly occasioned their separation: Acts 15:39 . The...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. Luke ( Colossians 4:14 ; Philemon 1:24 ). He went with Paul on his second missionary jo...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul's Last Messages and Counsels 1-8. The Apostle, knowing that his days are fast drawing to a close, exhorts Timothy to increased diligence and earnestness in his teaching, in view of the im...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Only Luke is with me. — The “writer” of the Third Gospel, the Gospel which, as has been stated above, was very possibly the work of St. Paul — “my Gospel.” Luke, “the beloved physician” of Colossi...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 36 THE PERSONAL DETAILS A GUARANTEE OF GENUINENESS. IT would scarcely be exceeding the limits of legitimate hyperbole to say that these two passages prove the authenticity and genuineness...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

The Victor's Final Charge 2 Timothy 4:1-12 To the end Paul held to the appearing of Jesus, though he might not live to see it; and it was to precede and usher in the coming of the Kingdom. The...
2 Timothy 4:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As the result of these charges, the apostle shows what Timothy's attitude must be toward those over whom he has oversight. There are four things which he must do. "Preach the Word," "reprove," "rebuk...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) В¶ Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: (10) For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. (11) On...
2 Timothy 4:11 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

LUKE THE EVANGELIST ‘Only Luke is with me.’ 2 Timothy 4:11 There is a pathos in the words which those who are much alone, or who have suffered the loss of friends, will not fail to appreciat...
2 Timothy 4:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Only Luke is with me ,.... The beloved physician, who wrote the Gospel that bears his name, and "the Acts of the Apostles", and was a constant companion of Paul's in his travels and sufferings: ta...
2 Timothy 4:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. Ver. 11. For he is profitable ] Once unprofitable, Act 15:38 See Trapp on " Act 15:38 "...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Do thy diligence Endeavour by all means; to come shortly unto me The apostle, now about to leave the world, wished to enjoy Timothy's company and conversation for a little while, both that that e...
2 Timothy 4:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The apostle writes this last chapter with a deepening sense in his soul of the nearness of his martyrdom; and it is most precious to observe how the solemnity of his charge to Timothy is mingled with...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostle's Directions to Timothy. A. D. 66. 9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: ...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Only Luke is with me ; of whom we also read Colossians 4:14 . He was a physician, Paul's fellow labourer , Philemon 1:24 . Take Mark, and bring him with thee ; of Mark we read Acts 12:12 ,...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 2 Timothy 4:9 . Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me. —Make all possible speed to arrive, or on earth we shall not meet again. Perhaps, however, it was the lon...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Timothy 4:11 Physician and Evangelist. I. St. Paul had been suffering from serious illness in Galatia. Very soon afterwards St. Luke appears with him, for the first time, in Troas. During subse...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Timothy 4:1-2 . I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; preach the word; We are not to use such s...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 4:1 . I charge thee therefore before God preach the word. Paul speaks here as a dying man, soon to appear before the throne of God and the Lamb. Soldiers must not sleep in war without a...
2 Timothy 4:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Come shortly unto me. Companionship I. Human companionships are very necessary. The ear thirsts for a friend’s voice; the heart hungers for a friend’s love. II. Human companionships are very...
2 Timothy 4:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Timothy 4:1 In the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus for therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, A.V. and T.R.; and by for at, A.V. and T.R. I charge thee (δι...
2 Timothy 4:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Report Concerning Various Acquaintances and the First Hearing. Various personal matters:
2 Timothy 4:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 5:13 ; 2 Timothy 1:15 ; Acts 12:12 ; Acts 12:25 ; Acts 15:39 ; Acts 16:10 ; Colossians 4:10 ; Colossians 4:14 ; Hosea 14:4 ; Luke 13:30 ; Matthew 19:30 ; Matthew 20:16 ; Philemon...
2 Timothy 4:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Only Luke — Of my fellowlabourers, is with me — But God is with me; and it is enough. Take Mark — Who, though he once "departed from the work," is now again profitable to me.

2 Timothy 4:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Timothy 4:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Timothy 4:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Timothy 4:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Timothy 4:11 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Timothy 4:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Timothy 4:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 4:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Timothy 4:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Timothy 4:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Timothy 4:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Timothy 4:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 4:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Timothy 4:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Timothy 4:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Timothy 4:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Timothy 4:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes