2 Timothy 2:10 NKJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:8-13

I. To encourage Timothy in suffering, the apostle puts him in mind of the resurrection of Christ (2 Tim. 2:8): Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead, according to my gospel. This is the great proof of his divine mission, and therefore a great confirmation of the truth of the Christian religion; and the consideration of it should make us faithful to our Christian profession, and should particularly encourage us in suffering for it. Let suffering saints... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8-10

2:8-10 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, born of the seed of David, as I preached the gospel to you; that gospel for which I suffer, even to the length of fetters, on the charge of being a criminal. But though I am fettered, the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of God's chosen ones, that they too may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. Right from the beginning of this letter Paul has been trying to inspire Timothy... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8-10

When Paul wrote these words he was in a Roman prison, bound by a chain. This was literally true, for all the time he was in prison night and day he would be chained to the arm of a Roman soldier. Rome took no risks that her prisoners should escape. Paul was in prison on the charge of being a criminal. It seems strange that even a hostile government should be able to regard a Christian, and especially Paul, as a criminal. There were two possible ways in which Paul might appear a criminal to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8-10

Even though he was in prison on charges which made release impossible, Paul was not dismayed and was very far from despair. He had two great uplifting thoughts. (i) He was certain that, though he might be bound, nothing could bind the word of God. Andrew Melville was one of the earliest heralds of the Scottish Reformation. One day the Regent Morton sent for him and denounced his writings. "There will never be quietness in this country," he said, "till half a dozen of you be hanged or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:10

Therefore I endure all things for the elects' sakes ,.... There is a certain number of persons whom God has chosen in Christ from everlasting unto salvation, who shall certainly be saved; for these Jesus Christ suffered and died; and on their account is the Gospel sent, preached, and published to the world; for their sakes are ministers fitted and qualified for their work, and have their mission and commission to perform it, and suffer what they do in the execution of it; and since it was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:10

For the elect's sake - For the sake of the Gentiles, elected by God's goodness to enjoy every privilege formerly possessed by the Jews, and, in addition to these, all the blessings of the Gospel; the salvation of Christ here, and eternal glory hereafter. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:10

Verse 10 10Wherefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect From the elect he shews, that his imprisonment is so far from being a ground of reproach, that it is highly profitable to the elect. When he says that he endures for the sake of the elect, (167) this demonstrates how much more he cares for the edification of the Church than for himself; for he is prepared, not only to die, but even to be reckoned in the number of wicked men, that he may promote the salvation of the Church. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:1-13

Hardship in connection with the Christian ministry. I. PRELIMINARY EXHORTATION . 1 . As to personal strength . "Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." As the apostle's power of working was already much crippled by close imprisonment, he naturally felt anxious regarding the future of Christ's cause. In calling Timothy his son, he does not formally name him as his successor. At the same time, he may be regarded as looking to him as one... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:1-14

Endurance the lot of Christ's ministers. Continual endurance of evil, whether directed specially against himself, or generally thwarting the cause which he has most at heart, is the ordinary lot of the minister of Jesus Christ exercising his ministry in an evil world. And in order to be ready to encounter this evil, actively or passively, as the case may require, a complete concentration of purpose on the fulfilment of his ministry is absolutely required. If the heart is divided between... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:9-10

The example of the apostle's own sufferings—their spiritual motive and design. I. TIMOTHY WAS TO BE ENCOURAGED BY THIS EXAMPLE . "Wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds as a malefacto." He was now a prisoner at Rome, because he preached the gospel of Jesus and the resurrection, and suffered as much as if he had been a breaker of all laws, human and Divine. II. THE APOSTLE 'S IMPRISONMENT DID NOT IMPOSE FETTERS UPON THE GOSPEL , "But the Word of God is... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:8-13

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8-10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8-10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:9-10

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