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these things: nevertheless I am not a For the which cause I also suffer ashamed: for I know whom I have * believed, d and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against e that day.

a See on Matt. x. ver. 32, 33.
b See ver. 16. and chap. ii. ver. 9.
See on Matt. v. ver. 10-12.

VER. 9.

Τοῦ σώσαντος ἡμᾶς, καὶ καλέσαντος κλήσει ἁγίᾳ, οὐ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα ἡμῶν, ἀλλὰ κατ ̓ ἰδίαν πρόθεσιν καὶ χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίων,

a Who hath saved us, band called us with un holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, e which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began; a See on Luke i. ver. 47.

b See on Rom. i. ver. 6. clause 2.
c See on Rom. iii. ver. 27.
d See on Matt. xi. ver. 26.

See on John vi. ver. 37. clause 1. f See on Matt. xxv. ver. 34. clause 5.

VER. 10.

Φανερωθεῖσαν δὲ νῦν διὰ τῆς ἐπιφανείας τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καταργήσαντος μὲν τὸν θάνατον, φωτίσαντες δὲ ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

a But is now made manifest by the appearing of bour Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, d and hath brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel :

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* Or, trusted.

a See on John xvi. ver. 33. clause 2. b See on Rom. i. ver. 16. clause 1. c See on John v. ver. 23. clause 1.

d See on John x. ver. 28.

e See on Matt. vii. ver. 22. clause 1.

VER. 13.

Ὑποτύπωσιν ἔχει ὑγιαινόντων λόγων, παρ ̓ ἐμοῦ ἤκουσας ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀγάπῃ τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.

a Hold fast the form of sound words, b which thou hast heard of me, & in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

a Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine ; continue in them : for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee, 1 Tim. iv. 16. Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may hort and convince the gainsayers, be able by sound doctrine both to exTit. i. 9. which become sound doctrine, ii. 1. But speak thou the things In doctrine shewing uncorruptness, 7.

b And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also, 2 Tim. ii. 2.

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2 TIM. I. 13-18.-11. 1—3.

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus, 1 Tim. i. 14.

VER. 14.

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a See on 1 Cor. iv. ver. 17. clause 2. b See on 1 Cor. xvi. ver. 13.clause 3.

VER. 2.

Καὶ ἃ ἤκουσας παρ' ἐμοῦ διὰ πολλῶν μαρτύρων, ταῦτα παράθου πιστοῖς ἀνθρώ ποις, οἵτινες ἱκανοὶ ἔσονται καὶ ἑτέρους δι δάξαι.

b

a And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. * Or, by.

a Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, 2 Tim. i. 13.

b Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery, 1 Tim. iv. 14. Whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses, vi. 12.

c See on 1 Tim. i. ver. 11. clause 4. d A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach: Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity, 1 Tim. iii. 2-4. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless, 10. Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sin's: keep thyself pure, iv. 22. See also on Matt. xxiv. ver. 45. clause 1.

VER. S.

Σὺ οὖν κακοπάθησον, ὡς καλὸς στρα τιώτης Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

b

a Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

a See on Matt. v. ver. 7. b See chap. iv. ver. 19.

See ver. 8. and chap. ii. ver. 9.

VER. 17.

̓Αλλὰ γενόμενος ἐν Ρώμῃ, σπουδαιότερον ἐζήτησέ με, καὶ εὗρε·

But when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

VER. 18.

Δώη αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριος εὑρεῖν ἔλεος παρά Κυρίου ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ· καὶ ὅσα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ διηκόνησε, βέλτιον σὺ γινώσκεις.

a The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord bin that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

a See on Matt. v. ver. 7.

b See on Matt. vii. ver. 22. clause 1.

CHAP. II-VER. 1.

Σὺ οὖν, τέκνον μου, ἐνδυναμοῦ ἐν τῇ χάριτι τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,

a Thou therefore, my son, b be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

a See on Matt. x. ver. 22. clause 3. b For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds ;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ, 2 Cor. x. 3-5. Put on the

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2 TIM. II. 3-9.

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for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him,

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whole armour of God, that ye may be
able to stand against the wiles of the
devil. For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against princi-Jam. i. 12.
palities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high
places. Wherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God, that ye may be
able to withstand in the evil day, and,
having done all, to stand. Stand
therefore, having your loins girt about
with truth, and having on the breast-
plate of righteousness; And your feet
shod with the preparation of the Gos-
pel of peace; Above all, taking the
shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be
able to quench all the fiery darts of
the wicked. And take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God: Praying
always with all prayer and supplica-
tion in the Spirit, and watching there-
unto with all perseverance and
plication for all saints, Eph. vi. 11
-18. That thou by them mightest
war a good warfare. 1 Tim. i. 18.

VER. 6.

Τὸν κοπιῶντα γεωργὸν δεῖ πρῶτον τῶν xagπav μsтahaμßávsiv.

a The husbandman * that laboureth must be first purtaker of the fruits.

* Or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits.

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VER. 4. Οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις, ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ.

No man that warreth a entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; bthat he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

a See on Matt. xiii. ver. 22.

a I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one; and every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry; ye are God's building, 1 Cor. iii. 6-9.

VER. 7.

Νόει ἃ λέγω· δώη γάρ σοι ὁ Κύριος σύνε σιν ἐν πᾶσι.

Consider what I say, a and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. a See on John xiv. ver. 26. clause 3. VER. 8.

Μνημόνευε Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐγηγερμένον ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἐκ σπέρματος Δαβίδ, κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιόν μου,

Remember that a Jesus Christ, of the

b Wherefore we labour, that, whe-seed of David, b was raised from the ther present or absent, we may be accepted of him, 2 Cor. vi. 9.

VER. 5.

̓Εὰν δὲ καὶ ἀθλῇ τις, οὐ στεφανοῦται, ἐὰν μὴ νομίμως ἀθλήσῃ,

a And if a man also strive for masteries, b yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

a See on 1 Cor. ix. ver. 25.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing, 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation:

dead according to my Gospel":

a See on Matt. i. ver. 1. clause 2.
b See on Acts ii. ver. 24. clause 1.
c See on Rom. ii. ver. 16. clause 3.

VER. 9.

Ἐν ᾧ κακοπαθῶ μέχρι δεσμῶν, ὡς κακοῦργος· ἀλλ ̓ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐ δέ

δεται.

a Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evildoer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

a See on 1 Cor. iv. ver. 13.

b And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no

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man forbidding him, Acts xxviii, 30, 31. And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel. For which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak, Eph. vi. 19, 20. But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the Gospel; So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear, Phil. i. 12-14. Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with | you, 2 Thess. iii. 1.

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a It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

a See, on 1 Tim. i. ver. 15. clause 1. b See on Rom. vi. ver. 5-8.

VER. 12.

Εἰ ὑπομένομεν, καὶ συμβασιλεύσομεν οἱ ἀρνούμεθα, κακεῖνος ἀρνήσεται ἡμᾶς·

b

a If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: If we deny him, he also will deny us:

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If we believe not, a yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

a See on Matt. xxiv. ver. 35. clause 2. b God is not a man, that he should should repent: hath he said, and shall lie; neither the son of man, that he he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good, Numb. xxiii. 19. In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began, Tit. i. 2. That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us, Heb. vi. 18.

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a See on Matt. v. ver. 10.

b See on Matt. x. ver. 33.

VER. 18.

Εἰ ἀπιστοῦμεν, ἐκεῖνος πιστὸς μένει ἀρνήσασθαι ἑαυτὸν οὐ δύναται.

a See on Matt. xiii. ver. 52.

b See on Matt. ix. ver. 37. clause 2. See on Matt. xxiv. ver. 45. clause 2. d See on John xvii. ver. 17. clause 2.

VER. 16.

Τὰς δὲ βεβήλους κενοφωνίας περιίστασο ἐπὶ πλεῖον γὰρ προκόψουσιν ἀσεβείας,

a But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness:

a See on 1 Tim. i. ver. 4. clauses 1, 2.

VER. 17.

Καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτῶν ὡς γάγγραινα νομὴν ἕξει· ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Φιλητὸς,

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2 TIM. II. 17–21.

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* Or, steady.

a See on 1 Cor. iii. ver. 11. b See on Matt. xvi. ver. 18. c And he spake unto Korah, and unto all his company, saying, Even to-morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him, Numb. xvi. 5. For the LORD knoweth the of the righteous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish, Psal. i. 6. The Lonb knoweth the days of the apright; and their inheritance shall be for ever, xxxvii. 18. The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him, Nah. i. 7. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock, Matt. vii. 25. I am the good shepherd, and know my

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sheep, and am known of mine, John x. 14. I speak not of you all; I know whom I have chosen: but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me, xiii. 18. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the Scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, Rom. xi. 2. But if any man love God, the same is known of him, 1 Cor. viii. 3. But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, Gal. iv. 9.

d See on Acts ix. ver. 14. clause 2.
e See on Col. iii. ver. 5. 8, 9.

VER. 20.

Ἐν μεγάλῃ δὲ οἰκίᾳ οὐκ ἔστι μόνον σκεύη χρυσὰ καὶ ἀργυρᾶ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ξύλινα καὶ ὀστράκικα· καὶ ἃ μὲν εἰς τιμὴν, ἃ δὲ εἰς ἀτιμίαν.

a But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

a See on Matt. xvi. ver. 18. clause 3. b Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction; And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, Rom. ix. 21-23.

VER. 21.

των, ἔσται σκεῦος εἰς τιμὴν ἡγιασμένον, Ἐὰν οὖν τις ἐκκαθάρῃ ἑαυτὸν ἀπὸ τούκαὶ εὔχρηστον τῷ δεσπότη, εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἡτοιμασμένον.

a If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

a See on 1 Cor. v. ver. 7. clause 1.

b If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve

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