Before winter (προ χειμωνος). Pathetic item if Paul was now in the Mamertine Dungeon in Rome with winter coming on and without his…

Do thy diligence, 2 Timothy 4:9.

To come before winter. Probably because of the dangers of the navigation then…

Do your diligence to come before winter. Probably this was added to hasten his coming. If he delayed, the season of the y…

Paul is beginning to feel the cold and dampness in his prison cell. So now he speaks with fresh urgency: “Do your best [GK 5079; cf. v.9] to get he…

Do your diligence to come before winter
When travelling would not be so safe and comfortable: the apostle consults T…

We need no more to make us happy than to have the Lord Jesus Christ with our spirits; for in Him all spiritual blessings are summed up. The best pr…

Paul asks for a visit from Timothy. This section can be broken down into three parts:

1. He summons Timothy.
2. He describes his di…