But conduct him forth, &c.— But bring him on his journey, &c. The original words of the last clause are something ambiguous; but the most natural sense appears to be, "For I expect him here with the other brethren, who are now the companions of his journey." Accordingly it seems probable that Timothy came to Ephesus before St. Paul was driven outof it by the tumult; and that the Apostle, being obliged to leave that city in so abrupt a manner, desired Timothy to stay a while after him, to settle the affairs of that important church more completely than he had an opportunity of doing. See 1 Timothy 1:3.
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1 Corinthians 16:11
11 Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.