Chapter Note Matthew Henry Commentary (Complete)
S E C O N D T I M O T H Y.
CHAP. III.
I. The apostle forewarns Timothy what the last days would be, with the reasons thereof, 2 Timothy 3:1 - 9 . II. Prescribes various remedies against them 2 Timothy 3:10 - 17 ), particularly his own example ("But thou hast fully known my doctrine," c.) and the knowledge of the holy scriptures, which are able to make us wise unto salvation, and will be the best antidote against the corruptions of the times we live in. In this chapter Paul tells Timothy how bad others would be, and therefore how good he should be and this use we should make of the badness of others, thereby to engage us to hold our own integrity so much the firmer.
Book Note Matthew Henry Commentary (Complete)
AN
EXPOSITION,
W I T H P R A C T I C A L O B S E R V A T I O N S,
OF THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO
T I M O T H Y.
T HIS second epistle Paul wrote to Timothy from Rome, when he was a prisoner there and in danger of his life; this is evident from these words, I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand,2 Timothy 4:62 Timothy 4:6 . It appears that his removal out of this world, in his own apprehension, was not far off, especially considering the rage and malice of his persecutors; and that he had been brought before the emperor Nero, which he calls his first answer, when no man stood with him, but all men forsook him,2 Timothy 4:162 Timothy 4:16 . And interpreters agree that this was the last epistle he wrote. Where Timothy now was is not certain. The scope of this epistle somewhat differs from that of the former, not so much relating to his office as an evangelist as to his personal conduct and behaviour.
