10 for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
`and so do' Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers.
This thou knowest, that all that are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, `even' our faith. And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.
Nevertheless he that comforteth the lowly, `even' God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the `son' of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;
Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled.
For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me. And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles but privately before them who were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain. But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
And having spent some time `there', he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed of Paul at Beroea also, they came thither likewise, stirring up and troubling the multitudes.
But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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Commentary on 2 Timothy 4 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 4
In this chapter,
2Ti 4:1-8
Observe,
2Ti 4:9-15
Here are divers particular matters which Paul mentions to Timothy, now at the closing of the epistle.
2Ti 4:16-22
Here,