7. Ihave fought a good fight (rév cadov aydva Hry@vicpar). For a good fight rend. the good fight. For the phrase, see
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on 1 Tim. vi. 12. Comp. Philip. i. 27, 30; 1 Cor. ix. 25; Colm Veet Phe ti? 3s EphSvis11 ff:
Course (dpéuov). Metaphor from the race-course. Only here and Acts xiii. 25; xx. 24: comp. 1 Cor. ix. 24; Gal. ii. 2; v. 7; Rom. ix. 16; Philip. ii. 16; iii. 12-14.
| have kept the faith (rv wictw tetjpnxa). The phrase N.T.°. For rypeiv to keep, see on 1 Tim. v. 22; vi. 14.
8. Henceforth (Aov7rov). Lit. as to what.remains. Aowrrov or TO Aovzrov either finally, as 2 Cor. xiii. 11; or henceforth as here, Mk. xiv. 41; 1 Cor. vii. 29, Heb. x. 18: or for the rest, besides, as 1 Th. iv. 1 (note); 2 Th. iii. 1.
There is laid up (améxerar). Or laid away. In Pastor- als only here. In Paul, see Col. i. 5 (note). L. xix. 20 of the pound laid up in a napkin.
A crown of righteousness (06 ris Sixatoctvns orépavos). The phrase N. T.°. See on orehavodrat is crowned, ch. ii. 5. Rend. the crown.
Judge («pitys). Comp. ver. 1. Mostly in Luke and Acts. °P. Only here in Pastorals. Applied to Christ, Acts x. 42- Jas. v. 9; to God, Heb. xii. 23; Jas. iv. 12.
_ Shall give (dodéce). Most frequent in Synoptic Gos- pels. It may mean to give over or away, as Matt. xxvii. 58; Acts v. 8; Heb. xii. 16: or to give back, recompense, as here, Matt. vi. 4, 6,18; Rom. ii. 6.
At that day (év éxelvy 7m juépa). See on ch. i. 12.
That love his appearing (trois jyamnxdot thy émipdveav aitod). For love rend. have loved. Appearing, Christ’s sec- ond coming: see on 1 Tim. vi. 14; 2 Th. ii. 8. The phrase N. T.°. Some have interpreted appearing as Christ’s first
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coming into the world, as ch. i. 10; but the other sense is according to the analogy of 1 Cor. ii. 9; Philip. ii. 20; Heb. ix. 28.
9. Do thy diligence (c7ovéacov). Earnestly endeavour. See on ch. ii. 15, and comp. ch. i. 8. Do diligence and give diligence (2 Pet. i. 10) are old English phrases. So Chaucer:
‘ And night and day dide ever his diligence
Hir for to please.”’ Manciple’s T. 141.
‘‘ And ech of hem doth al his diligence To doon un-to the feste reverence.’’ Clerke’s T. 195
10. Demas. A contraction of Demetrius or Demarchus. He is mentioned Col. iv. 13 and Philem. 24. It is supposed that he was a Thessalonian. On leaving Paul he went to Thessalonica; and in Philemon his name is mentioned next to that of Aristarchus the Thessalonian. That no epithet is attached to his name in Col. iv. 14 (comp. “ Luke the beloved physician”) may be a shadow of Demas’s behav- iour mentioned here, in case Colossians was written later than 2d Timothy.
Hath forsaken (éyxatéAevrev). In Pastorals here and ver. 16. See on 2 Cor. iv. 9. The compounded preposition év indicates a condition or circumstances 7m which one has been left, as the common phrase left in the lurch. Comp. — Germ. im Stiche.
Having loved (ayaryjoas). The participle is explanatory, because he loved.
This present world (tov viv aidva). See on 1 Tim. vi. 17. Contrast love his appearing, ver. 8.
Crescens (Kpyoxns). N.T.°. Unknown.
Galatia (T'adariav). Most probably Galatia. See Introd. to Galatians. Eusebius (H. JZ. iii. 4) says: ‘ Paul testifies
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that Crescens was sent to Gaul (Tadd/av).” Tischendorf adopts this reading.
Dalmatia (Aadyariav). Part of the country known gen- erally as Illyricum, along the eastern coast of the Adriatic. See Rom. xv. 19.