2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
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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,