2 Timothy 4:14 — King James Version← Study notes
“Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:”
2 Timothy 4:14 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Timothy 4:1415 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 4:14
Here he again makes mention of his trial, not wishing merely to censure and accuse the man, but to prepare his disciple for the conflicts, that he might bear them firmly. Though they be mean and contemptible persons, and without honor, who cause these trials, they ought all, he says, to be borne with fortitude. For he who suffers wrong from any great personage, receives no little distinction from the superiority of him who does the wrong. But he who is injured by a vile and…
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Amara OseiNote3mo agoThe light of the world - 2 Timothy 4
God meets us exactly where we are - broken, uncertain, yet chosen. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. No...
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Sofia AndradeNote3mo agoHope in suffering - 2 Timothy 4
God is faithful in every circumstance. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. God meets us exactly where we are - broken, uncertain, yet chosen.
Following God is costly, but the rewar...
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Priya SharmaNote3mo agoThe shepherd and the sheep - 2 Timothy 4
The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance. The thread o...
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