2 Timothy 4:21

Contextual Overview

¹⁶At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. ¹⁶ At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. ¹⁶ At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. ¹⁶At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me. May it not be counted against them. ¹⁶When I was on public display against him, nobody stood up and helped me. The silence of the supporters hurt worse than anything, but I pray nothing is held against them. Fear drives people to silence, but I will not be silent. ¹⁶ At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account. ¹⁶ At my first defence no man stood with me, but all deserted me. May it not be imputed to them. ¹⁶ At my first defense, no one stood by me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be counted against them. ¹⁶ At my first defense, no one took my part, but all left me. May it not be held against them. ¹⁶ At my first defence no man was with me, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their charge?

Bible Verse Review
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thy: 2 Timothy 4:9, 2 Timothy 4:13, 2 Timothy 1:4

and all: Romans 16:21-23, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:13, Philippians 4:22, 2 John 1:13, 3 John 1:14

Reciprocal: Acts 17:15 - receiving Titus 3:12 - be James 1:1 - greeting

Cross-References

Genesis 4:11
Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Genesis 4:11
Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Genesis 4:11
And now, cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Genesis 4:11
"Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Genesis 4:11
And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande.

Genesis 4:11
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Genesis 4:11
Now therfor thou schalt be cursid on erthe, that openyde his mouth, and resseyuede of thin hond the blood of thi brothir.

Genesis 4:11
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receiue thy brothers blood from thy hand.

Genesis 4:11
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

Genesis 4:11
And now shalt thou be cursed vpon the earth, which hath opened hir mouth, and receaued thy brothers bloude of thine hande.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Do thy diligence to come before winter,.... When travelling would not be so safe and comfortable: the apostle consults Timothy's good, as well as his own advantage.

Eubulus greeteth thee. Eusebius k makes mention of one of this name of Manganaea, who suffered martyrdom with one Adrian at Caesarea; but he cannot be thought to be the same with this, since he suffered in the times of Dioclesian.

And Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia; the first of these is said to be a person of note at Rome, and of the senatorial order, and the father of two pious virgins, Praxis and Pudentiana. He is put among the seventy disciples; :-. Mention is made by Pliny the younger l, of Servilius Pudens, a Roman; and Martial, a poet of those times, speaks m of the marriage of Pudens and Claudia, and of Aulus Pudens. Linus is said to be the first bishop of Rome after the martyrdom of Peter and Paul n. Though some will have it, that he was bishop of Rome in the time of Peter, and that he and one Cletus were co-pastors with Peter; and Platina, who wrote the "Lives of the Popes", first makes Peter to consecrate Clement his successor, and to commend the chair, and the church of God, to him, and yet afterwards places Linus, and not Clement, as his immediate successor; yea, puts Cletus also before Clement; so much are the Papists at a loss about, and so little account can they give of the boasted succession of their popes from Peter, that they are not agreed about his immediate successor. This Linus is said to be born at Volterra in Tuscany, and to be of the family of the Moors, whose father was one Herculaneus, who sent him at twenty two years of age to Rome, for the sake of his studies; at which time, as is pretended, Peter came thither, by whom he was converted, and with whom he continued as a fellow helper in the Gospel. He is moreover said to be bishop of Rome ten years, (Platina says eleven,) three months, and twelve days, and to have suffered martyrdom under Saturninus the consul, whose daughter he had delivered from a diabolical possession, and was buried in the Vatican. He is reckoned among the seventy disciples of Christ, but very wrongly;

:-. The name is a Latin one, and is often mentioned by Martial the poet. And Claudia is the name of a woman, very likely of considerable note. Some think she was the wife of Pudens, the same Martial speaks of, and is said to be a Briton.

And all the brethren: that is, of the church of Rome, these all sent greeting to Timothy.

k Eccl. Hist. l. 8. de Martyr. Palestin. c. 11. l L. 10. ep. 10. m Epigram. l. 4. ep. 10. 23. 1. 6. ep. 45. l. 7. ep. 10. n Iren. adv. Haeres. l. 3. c. 3. Euseb. Ec. Hist. l. 3. c. 2, 4. & l. 5. c. 6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Do thy diligence; - 2 Timothy 4:9.

To come before winter - Probably because of the dangers of the navigation then, and because the circumstances of the apostle were such as to demand the presence of a friend.

Eubulus, ... - These names are of common occurrence in the works of the classic writers, but of the persons here referred to we know nothing.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 21. Come before winter. —

1. Because the apostle's time was short and uncertain.

2. Because sailing in those seas was very dangerous in winter. Whether Timothy saw the apostle before he was martyred is not known.

Eubulus — This person is nowhere else mentioned in the New Testament.

Pudens — Of this person we have traditions and legends, but nothing certain. The Catholics make him bishop of Rome.

Linus — He also is made, by the same persons, bishop of Rome; but there is no sufficient ground for these pretensions.

Claudia — Supposed to be the wife of Pudens. Some think she was a British lady, converted by St. Paul; and that she was the first that brought the Gospel to Britain.

All the brethren. — All the Christians, of whom there were many at Rome; though of Paul's companions in travel, only Luke remained there.