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But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

The end (το τελος). See Ro 6:21; 10:4 for τελος (the good aimed at, reached, result, end).

Love (αγαπη). N…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Now the end of the commandment. (See Barnes on Romans 10:4).

So that Timothy might fulfill the purpose of his appointment, it was n…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Now the end.—The Greek word should be translated But the end. Though Timothy must resist and oppose these false teachers …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

There were some who put the law into its wrong place. They made it a way of salvation, which it never was meant to be, and never can be. It is a wa…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The “goal” (GK 5465) of this instruction of Paul (and really, all of Paul’s teaching and preaching can be included here) is “love” (GK 27). The hig…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Now the end of the commandment is charity
By the "commandment" may be meant, the order given to Timothy, or the char…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Whatever tends to weaken love for God, or love for fellow believers, tends to defeat the purpose of the commandment. The purpose of the gospel is f…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

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…

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