What things befell me (οια μο εγενετο). Qualitative relative (οια) referring to actual experiences of Paul (εγενετο, second aorist…

Persecutions. For the meaning of this word, refer to the comments on Matthew 5:10.

Afflictions. These were trials of other…

Persecutions, afflictions.—St. Paul adds "afflictions" to "persecutions"—for not only were his plans thwarted, his hopes baffled, …

In sharp contrast to the above-mentioned people, Paul now addresses Timothy directly. “Know all about” (GK 4158) means to follow closely; Timothy h…

But out of them all the Lord delivered me. It is a consolation which mitigates the bitterness of afflictions, for they always have a happy…

Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch ,
&c.] In Pisidia; where the Jews that contradicted and bla…

The more fully we know the doctrine of Christ, as taught by the apostles, the more closely we will hold fast to it. When we know the afflictions of…

Previously, the Apostle described the dangers to come in the last days and the causes from which they will arise. Here, he teaches that even in our…