2 TIMOTHY 4:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:”
Do your best to come to me soon — Paul's urgent request (spoudazō) reflects both personal longing and practical need: Timothy's presence becomes necessary.
Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 4:9
It is worth while to enquire why he calls Timothy to him, inasmuch as he was entrusted with a Church, and a whole nation. It was not from arrogance. For Paul was ready to come to him; for we find him saying, “But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God.” 1 Timothy 3:15 But he was withholden by a strong necessity. He was no longer master of his own movements. He was in prison, and had been confined by Nero, and was all but on the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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