2 Timothy, Chapter 2, verses 1-10
1 He is exhorted again to constancy and perseverance, and to do the duty of a faithful servant of the Lord in dividing the word aright, and staying profane and vain babblingsJohn, Chapter 15, verses 17-27
1 The consolation and mutual love between Christ and his members, under the parable of the vine, 18 A comfort in the hatred and persecution of the world, 26 The office of the holy Ghost, and of the apostlesJohn, Chapter 16, verses 1-2
1 Christ comforteth his disciples against tribulation by the promise of the holy Ghost, and by his resurrection and ascension15
15:19 Because ye are not of the world, therefore the world hateth you - Because your maxims, tempers, actions, are quite opposite to theirs. For the very same reason must the world in all ages hate those who are not of the world.
15:20 Joh 13:16; Mat 10:24; Luk 6:40.
15:21 All these things will they do to you, because they know not him that sent me - And in all ages and nations they who know not God will, for this cause, hate and persecute those that do.
15:22 They had not had sin - Not in this respect.
15:23 He that hateth me - As every unbeliever doth, For as the love of God is inseparable from faith, so is the hatred of God from unbelief.
15:25 Psa 69:4.
15:26 When the Comforter is come, whom I will send from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me - The Spirit's coming, and being sent by our Lord from the Father, to testify of him, are personal characters, and plainly distinguish him from the Father and the Son; and his title as the Spirit of truth, together with his proceeding from the Father, can agree to none but a Divine person. And that he proceeds from the Son, as well as from the Father, may be fairly argued from his being called the Spirit of Christ, Pe1 1:11; and from his being here said to besent by Christ from the Father, as well as sent by the Father in his name.
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16:2 The time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think he doth God service - But, blessed be God, the time is so far past, that those who bear the name of Christ do not now generally suppose they do him service by killing each other for a difference in opinion or mode of worship.
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2:2 The things - The wholesome doctrine, Ti2 1:13.Commit - Before thou leavest Ephesus. To faithful men, who will be able, after thou art gone, to teach others.
2:4 No man that warreth entangleth himself - Any more than is unavoidable. In the affairs of this life - With worldly business or cares. That - Minding war only, he may please his captain. In this and the next verse there is a plain allusion to the Roman law of arms, and to that of the Grecian games.According to the former, no soldier was to engage in any civil employment; according to the latter, none could be crowned as conqueror, who did not keep strictly to the rules of the game.
2:6 Unless he labour first, he will reap no fruit.
2:8 Of the seed of David - This one genealogy attend to.
2:9 Is not bound - Not hindered in its course.
2:10 Therefore - Encouraged by this, that "the word of God be not bound." I endure all things - See the spirit of a real Christian? Who would not wish to be likeminded? Salvation is deliverance from all evil; glory, the enjoyment of all good.