2 TIMOTHY 4:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. — Final affirmation: God will rhuomai (rescue) Paul from all evil works, preserving him unto the heavenly basileia (kingdom). The doxology (doxa aionas aiōnōn) and amen provide eschatological closure to Paul's martyrological confidence.
Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 4:18
See how near he had been to death. He had fallen into the very jaws of the lion. For he calls Nero a lion from his ferocity, and the violent and daring character of his government. “The Lord delivered me,” he says, “and will deliver.” But if he says, “He will deliver me,” why does he say, “I am ready to be offered”? Attend to the expression, “He delivered me,” he says, “from the lion's mouth”; and again, “He will deliver me,” not from the lion's mouth, but “from every evil…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a reflection on this verse
No reflections on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!