2 Timothy 4:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. ”

2 Timothy 4:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work - He does not say from “death,” for he expected now to die; see 2 Timothy 4:6 . But he was assured that God would keep him from shrinking from...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the Lord shall deliver me from every (f) evil work, and will preserve [me] unto his (g) heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen. (f) Preserve me pure from committing anythin...
2 Timothy 4:18 - 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 4:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

evil . App-128. preserve . save. heavenly . Greek. epouranios, as in Ephesians 1:3 , &c. for ever , &c. App-151. a.
2 Timothy 4:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work He declares, that he hopes the same for the future; not that he will escape death, but that he will not be vanquished by Satan, or turn a...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work -...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And the Lord shall deliver me— "I do not indeed expect to be delivered, when I am called upon to make my second apology: but I am persuaded that the Lord will deliver me from every evil work; fro...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. And the Lord shall. Hope draws its conclusions fr...
2 Timothy 4:18 - 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 4:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work... — Many commentators have explained these words as the expression of St. Paul’s confidence that the Lord not only had, in the late trial, streng...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 37 THE APOSTLE FORSAKEN BY MEN BUT STRENGTHENED BY THE LORD-THE MISSION TO THE GENTILES COMPLETED THE SURE HOPE AND THE FINAL HYMN OF PRAISE. - 2 Timothy 4:16-18 THERE is a general agre...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Lord Stood by Me” 2 Timothy 4:13-22 The winter was approaching, and the Apostle would be glad of his cloak amid the damp of the Mamertine prison. Evidently his arrest under Nero's orders h...
2 Timothy 4:18 - 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 4:18 - 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 4:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work ,.... From wicked and unreasonable men, and all their attempts upon him, and from all afflictions by them; not but that he expected afflictions as...
2 Timothy 4:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Ver. 18. And the Lord shall deliver ] Experience...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Notwithstanding I was not left entirely destitute; for, though men forsook me, the Lord stood with me According to his promise, Luke 21:15 ; and strengthened me With that inward fortitude of m...
2 Timothy 4:18 - 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 4:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostle's Directions to Timothy; Salutations and Benedictions. A. D. 66. 16 At my first...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work ; faith riseth upon experiences, 1 Samuel 17:37,46 2 Corinthians 1:10 . By evil work may be understood any sin into which Paul might fall th...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 2 Timothy 4:16 . At my first answer. —R.V. “defence” (Gr. ἀπολογίᾳ). On his first appearance in the emperor’s court. No one stood with me. —R.V. “took my part,”...
2 Timothy 4:18 - 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 4:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

All men forsook me. Paul, a Christian’s example I. Paul forsaken, and yet forgiving those who had withdrawn from him. 1. The apostle was forsaken by his friends when most he needed them. 2...
2 Timothy 4:18 - 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 4:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Concerning the first hearing:
2 Timothy 4:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 4:10 ; 1 Corinthians 10:13 ; 1 Peter 1:5 ; 1 Peter 5:11 ; 1 Samuel 25:39 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ; 1 Timothy 1:17 ; 1 Timothy 6:16 ; 2 Corinthians 1:10 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 ;...
2 Timothy 4:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work — Which is far more than delivering me from death. Yea, and, over and above, preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom — Far better than that of Nero.

2 Timothy 4:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Timothy 4:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Timothy 4:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Timothy 4:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Timothy 4:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Timothy 4:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 4:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Timothy 4:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Timothy 4:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Timothy 4:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 4:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Timothy 4:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Timothy 4:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Timothy 4:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Timothy 4:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes