his mind. It is from this that an outward profession must de rive its strength. Paul placed before Timothy faith and love : let Timothy i express' and ' represent' in turn [alluding to vKorwruffig, rucro?] faith and love. — s^s) hold : a word suited to the context, which is respecting a deposit. He uses g^e, not £;/£/£. Nor was it the intention of Paul to give as a teacher information to Timothy about the sum of sound words [a verbal summary of the plan of salvation]. — -Trap J/xoD #xou«raf, which from me tlwu hast heard) Comp. ii. 2, where thou hast heard of me, occurs in a different order of the words. Here indeed, ver. 13, the authority of Paul is urged as a reason, why he should hold it the more on that account ; hence from me is put first. But ch. ii. 2, thou hast heard, and commit, are the words in antithesis ; hence thou hast heard is put first. — ev} in) Construed with 'iy^, hold ; comp. 1 Tim. iii. 9.
14. T^ xaX^v tfctpaQqxviy, this good deposit) namely, the sound words [words of salvation] which I have committed to thee ; comp. ch. ii. 2. — fi/a Tivsv^arog ' Ay/ou, by the Holy Spirit) He is the earnest of the heavenly deposit, which he who keeps, also keeps the deposit committed to him ; whence His indwelling is pressed upon our notice.
15. ' ATTBffrpdipriffuv //,£, have turned away from me) at Rome, ch. iv. 16. — sv ry 'At/a, in Asia) They therefore returned thither. Not so Timothy, although he was also in Asia at Ephesus. — <btiy£AXo£ Tial 'Efiu-oygvTjf, Phygellus and Hermogenes) One might perhaps have thought, that these would have been more steady than the others.
16. Aw??, give) He does not make use of any imprecations against those who had been unfaithful to him, ver. 15. Pie offers the most excellent prayer for those who had stood fast. The categorical or absolute sentence implied is this : Onesi- phorus was beautifully consistent. The feeling forms a modal discourse [gives the sentence its modal form. See Append., " Sermo modalis"]. — SASOC, mercy) Onesiphorus had abounded in works of mercy. — 6 Ku^/o;, the Lord) Christ. — r% ' Ovr)ffi<p6pov o/xw, the house of Onesiphorus) at Ephesus, ver. 18, ch. iv. 19. Onesiphorus himself was absent, or was already then dead. Paul therefore honours the survivors by his wish, nay,
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also himself,1 ver. 18. — -roXAax/s, often) at Ephesus and Rome.
17. Ka/ sups, and found) by Divine aid. A great thing in so great a city, where not many would care for Paul a prisoner. The word, find, in ver. 18, corresponds to this expression. He found rne in so great a crowd : may he find mercy in that day of the general assembly of all men. A similar allusion occurs twice, ch. ii. 9, note.
18. AWTJ, give) A pathetic Anaphora [the frequent repetition of a word in beginnings of sections. See ver. 16, " The Lord give"'] — «ur#, to himself) An antithesis to his house. — 6 Kbpio$, the Lord) Christ, for whom he so acted [to whom he rendered that service, Matt. xxv. 45]. — cra/?a Kup/oy, from the Lord) The same Christ, who shall reward him. The noun for the reciprocal pronoun, with emphasis, as Luke xi. 17, note; 2 Thess. iii. 5. — divixovritie, ministered) even after my departure ; 1 Tim. i. 3. — (3'sXnov) better than I [not as Engl. Vers. very well].