As I exhorted (καθως παρεκαλεσα). There is an ellipse of the principal clause in verse 4 (so do I now not being i…

As I besought thee still to abide at Ephesus. It is clear from this that Paul and Timothy had been labouring together at Ephesus, and the …

That you might charge some.—Some time after the first imprisonment at Rome, and consequently beyond the period i…

You see, the apostle, in his day, had to contend against those who ran away from the simplicity of the gospel into all manner of fables and inventi…

(3a) When Paul went into Macedonia—at exactly what time we do not know—he urged Timothy to remain in Ephesus. As noted in the introduction, it appe…

As I urged you—Either the syntax is elliptical, or the particle ἵνα is redundant; and in both cases, the meaning will be obvious. First, h…

As I besought you to abide, still at Ephesus
Where it seems he now was, being left here by the apostle, and where he…

Jesus Christ is a Christian's hope; all our hopes of eternal life are built upon him, and Christ is in us the hope of glory.

The apostle see…

1. Here begins the me age of this epistle, which is a type of pastoral guide written by the Apostle for Timothy. It instructs him in all mat…