Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. Catholic He Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers. Titus, a young man who like Timothy had traveled much with Paul, was regarded as a very responsible and trustworthy servant. Some scholars suggest This too is Paul's experience. He was well known in this area of Central Asia, so he would be a faithful replacement for Timothy. Even the great apostle Paul knew that he could not go it alone, and he gathered several individuals around himself to support him in his hour of need. The Letter to the Jewish believers in Antioch, The General Letters: James, Jude, Peter & John, The Letter of James to the Jewish believers, The Letter of Jude to the Jewish believers, The 1st Letter of Peter to the Jewish believers, The 2nd Letter of Peter to the Jewish believers, 19. We only know that it resulted in a sentence of the death penalty. last years of his life. Paul's friends, indeed, are still suffered to visit him in his confinement in Rome, but we hear nothing of his preaching. Timothy 4:9-22. : "farewell" to a beloved traveling companion and "Make every effort to From the above description we can realize in some measure the external features of Paul's last trial. arrest. Paul writes to his close missionary associate The apostle longed to be able to read the Old Testament, to saturate his mind and heart again with the glorious Word of God. Then when Timothy came and had given St. Paul an account of the churches of Macedonia, St. Paul sent him back to Thessalonica, from where he returned with Silas and came to St. Paul at Corinth. From Acts of the Apostles to John's Revelation, 12 Aug. 1 Corinthians 10:16-17,11:20-34, 2 Feb. Genesis 29:31-35,30:1-12,17-24. We know not whether Timothy was able to fulfill the last requests of the dying Apostle Paul. (2Timothy 4:19-21 RSV). So Chaucer: "And night and day dide ever his diligence. There is no urging Timothy to try to get even with Alexander for Paul's sake, or any attempt on Paul's part to call down curses on this man's head. confinement in a prison cell at the famous Roman expression of the feelings of an old man living out Timothy would be passing through there, so Paul warns him, "Watch out for Alexander; he'll do you in if he gets a chance.". Later, Paul had him come to Rome with him, as we learn from one of the prison epistles. . But more importantly, he wanted to see Timothy before he died. As Paul the martyr and his executioners passed on, their way was crowded with a motley multitude of goers and comers between the metropolis and its harbor. Paul writes a word of encouragement and warning as (See introduction to I Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren. So Paul concludes. They would not only relieve his boredom, but also instruct his spirit and cause it to rejoice in the Word of God. ordered them executed. Paul was now remanded to prison to wait for the second stage of his trial. . He might certainly be regarded as an offender against the law which prohibited the propagation of a new and illicit religion among the citizens of Rome. especially the parchments. ordered them executed. William Barclay, the great Scottish commentator, suggests that there may be some reason to believe, however, that Demas later returned to fellowship wit h the Lord. Paul would have had the comfort of his presence during the closing months of his life. Paul wrote from solitary He saw that Paul's letters were part of the Scriptures and spent time reading and studying them. to them and Irenaeus and Tertullian identify them as First, Paul urges Timothy to come to him in Rome, something he has already requested once in this letter (2 Timothy 4:9). Only Luke is with me. During his final imprisonment, the apostle instructs Timothy to bring Mark with him when he comes to Rome because "he is useful to me" (2 Tim. But notice again Paul's lack of vindictiveness. During the 3 years Paul was in Ephesus teaching them about the amazing power of God, Timothy was there, too. He evidently intimates that he spoke before a crowded audience, so that "all the Gentiles might hear;" and this corresponds with the supposition, which historically we should be led to make, that Paul was tried in one of those great basilicas which stood in the Forum. (2Timothy 4:6 - 8, HBFV). I am sure that one of the first things we will do when we get to glory is to thank him for his faithful ministry, to which we are all indebted. very long journey from Rome. a good fight, I have finished the course, I have We see from this statement, that it was dangerous even to appear in public as the friend or adviser of the Apostle Paul. to the Philippians. The fact that Luke was here in Rome in the last days of the apostle's life indicates something. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. Paul's friends, indeed, are still suffered to visit him in his confinement in Rome, but we hear nothing of his preaching. Thus, Paul wants Timothy to make every effort to visit him "soon." Second Timothy 4:9 Please, don't delay, make every effort to come to me soon. The Lord will rescue me from every evil and save me for his heavenly kingdom. expects to be killed (4:6). Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. When St. Paul came to Derbe and Lystra, about 51 or 52 A.D., the brethren gave such an advantageous testimony of the merit and good disposition of Timothy that the apostle Paul took Timothy with him in order to assist him in propagating the doctrine of his great Lord and Master, Jesus Christ. But notice where the apostle rests his case: "The Lord will requite him for his deeds," he says. Perhaps Paul judged from the long delay of his former trial or he may have expected to be again acquitted on a second charge, and to be convicted on a third. Paul leaving Titus in Crete must have been during a period of liberty after Paul's imprisonment in Rome ended in 63 AD. Then we have a mention of Eubulus, of whom we know nothing. It is intriguing to wonder whether Timothy ever made it to Rome. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. At his second imprisonment That is what the apostle is saying in this letter. He certainly did not expect a final acquittal, but felt no doubt that the cause would ultimately result in his condemnation. 2:9). He is the one who also was the bearer of the letters to the Colossians and the Ephesians. Every time they appear in Scripture they have a church meeting in their home. Bible Books. Also, because Paul was a Roman citizen, the law required that he could not be executed by being thrown to the lions. This great asserter of the cause of Christ was a disciple of St. Paul and born at Lystra in Lycaonia. Perhaps Demas grew tired of the poverty, persecution, and hardship he had to endure as a companion of Paul, and, "in love with this present age," he had abandoned him. He stands for those heartbreaking cases who have begun well, who seem to hold forth much promise of faithfulness in Christ, but drift back again into the empty pleasures and commerce of the world, lose their Christian testimony, and nothing further is heard of them. If that is so, why then does Paul leave Trophimus ill, especially when as an apostle he had had remarkable demonstrations of the ability to heal the sick? They left the body on the spot where they had murdered him, which was removed thence by some of his disciples and decently interred on the top of a mountain at a small distance from the city. Paul left Erastus in Corinth (2 Timothy 4:20; Erastus was anyway from Corinth, see Romans 16:23) and headed north and west toward Nicopolis, where he hoped Titus would join . 12I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. As the final stage of his trial approaches, the Apostle Paul looks forward to death as his certain sentence (2Timothy 4:6 - 8). (2Timothy 4:16 - 18, HBFV where noted). Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. without the author's written consent. Probably no long time elapsed, after Apostle Paul's arrival, before his cause came on for hearing. Amen." letters to different churches from prison. The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. THEME: It is evident from this paragraph that the apostle expects Timothy to leave Ephesus and come to Rome to join him, and to travel not by ship across the Mediterranean, but to come by the overland route. "The books" would seem to be a reference to papyrus books. When St. Paul came to Athens, he sent for Timothy to come to him. Paul's other companions had left him, probably before his arrival at Rome. John's Revelation to the 7 Churches of Asia, John's Letter to the 7 Churches of Asia Minor, The messages to the believers on the coastal plain, The messages to the believers living inland, 21. The Philosopher, the Lover & the Mourner, Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, Amos denounces social injustice in Israel, Hosea laments the unfaithfulness of Israel, Micah decries social injustice in Israel and Judah, 39. University, B. Ezekiel warns of the conquest of Jerusalem, Ezekiel's vision of idolatry in the Temple, Ezekiel speaks through prophesies and parables, Further prophecies & the fall of Jerusalem, Hope for the future - New life for Israel, 45. He continues to seek his personal condition just before his death. Free Bible studies indexed by Bible references and doctrines. . Pick How to get right with God: By water or the Spirit? Polycarp, Clement of Rome allude When the apostle was brought up for his hearing -- we would call it the arraignment of the charges against him -- no one stood up for him; all forsook him. The letters to Philemon and the Philippians are addressed from both Paul and Timothy and appear to be sent from prison. such opportunities were now granted the apostle, confined as he the Christian churches first learned that Paul was to //white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 44 caesars household.htm, The Epistles of Paul. . needs to be dated prior to that like at Pauls Amen. Paul writes a word of encouragement and warning as "Grace be with you" in these pressure-filled times when we, like Timothy, are called to keep the faith in dark days, and to stand for the truth amidst the pressures of life. Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: , Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. . I have fought All rights reserved. He sends greetings from Eubulus, Pudens, Linus (who, according to tradition, became the first leader of the church in Rome, after Paul and Peter), Claudia and the other believers in Rome, before finishing with a benediction: The Lord be with your spirit. Paul's final word to Timothy is a most important word to all of us: The Lord be with your spirit. The World of the New Testament Journeys, English Translations of the New Testament, Jesus teaches how to receive the Holy Spirit, Jesus is changed on the slopes of Mount Hermon, Jesus heralds the end of the sacrificial system, The believers are filled with the Holy Spirit, Stephen is killed & the believers are scattered, 9. righteousness" (4:8). Second Timothy 4:9-22 is Paul's last written words before he was beheaded. He was led out to execution beyond the city walls, upon the road to Ostia, the port of Rome. Sustained by such a blessed and glorious hope and knowing, as Paul did, that nothing in heaven or in earth could separate him from the love of Christ, it mattered to him but little if he was destitute of earthly sympathy. . to "come before winter.". Since his name appears between that of Pudens and Claudia, it is thought that perhaps he is the son of a couple, Pudens being a male name and Claudia a female name. In the reign of Nero, it was even dangerous for an accuser to prosecute an offender in the Praetor's instead of the Prefect's court. his friends. It appears Paul's final imprisonment was much more severe than his first stint in prison there. . We have seen some of these names before. climax comes in 4:6-8. Titus was the test case, the focus of attention at the Council of Jerusalem, when the question arose as to whether he, a Greek, would need to be circumcised in order to live as a Christian. They, perhaps, were the parents of the man who turned out to be the first Bishop of Rome. 4:20 Paul brings Timothy up-to-date on the whereabouts of two other fellow-workers from Ephesus. It is a tribute to Mark that he had somehow recovered himself in the apostle's eyes. Through the dust and tumult of that busy throng, the small troop of soldiers threaded their way silently, under the bright sky of an Italian midsummer. They had a church in Corinth; then they moved with Paul to Ephesus and had a church in their home there; they went to Rome, and, in the letter to the Romans, Paul refers to the church in their home there. becoming a Christian here is "second" Roman imprisonment in A.D. 66 or 67, just This happened so quickly and so unexpectedly that he had no time to return to the home of Carpus, where he was staying, and gather his belongings. "May it not be charged against them," he says; and he prays for those who forsook him in the hour of danger. to "come before winter.". (See introduction to I Timothy). needs to be dated prior to that like at Pauls facing death, looking back at his service for God, Study the master theme of the Bible with these prophecies and types in the Old Testament on the person and work of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. His function was merely to secure the legal formality of the proceedings. the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of 5. Timothy was with Paul in Corinth during the winter of 57-58 when Paul dispatched his Letter to the Romans (Romans 16:21). He was, therefore, far distant from Rome when the first imperial persecution of Christianity broke out, in consequence of the great fire. . In his Second Letter to Timothy, written shortly before his death, Paul tells Timothy about his fellow-workers who are still with him in Rome, or who have left Rome for more distant parts: Demas (see Colossians 4:14 & Philemon 1:24) has deserted Paul and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has journeyed to Galatia and Titus has been sent by Paul to Dalmatia (see Titus 3:12). Some have read that to mean that Paul was afraid he was going to be thrown to the lions in the Roman Coliseum. 4:11). Paul hoped to improve Timothy's ministry effectiveness. He was to die by decapitation. This great asserter of the cause of Christ was a disciple of St. Paul and born at Lystra in Lycaonia. Paul wrote 2 Timothy from a dark and damp Roman prison cell, just before his death in AD 67. Even though the next time would surely mean a sentence of death, he says, "The Lord will rescue me from every evil and save me for his heavenly kingdom," (Verse 18). They went together to Macedonia; and the apostle puts Timothys name with his own before the second Epistle to the Corinthians, which he wrote to them from Macedonia, about the middle of the year of Christ 57. From the Kingdom of Israel to the Exile, 5. 18The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that Only Luke is with me. He explains to Timothy Pacific University, M. A. According to Acts 20:3-6, Timothy was with Paul in Macedonia just before Passover in 58; he left the city before Paul, going ahead of him to await Paul in Troas (Acts 20:4-5). Again, William Barclay says that it was a Roman custom that when a citizen was being taken to Rome for trial he was permitted to take two slaves with him. By the time of writing in c.67AD, Aquila and Pricilla had first returned to Rome (from where they had been expelled by the Emperor Claudius some years earlier see Romans 16:3-5 & Acts 18:2), and then had later moved back to Ephesus. These were in store for him a "crown of righteousness." We have seen that this was sooner than he had expected. It is dangerous and difficult (2Timothy 1:16) to seek his prison and so perilous to show any public sympathy with him. His father was a Gentile, but his mother was a Jew. The ordination which Timothy received (1:Tim.4:14; 5 words when he might have so easily confined himself to the vocabulary of the other Epistles of Paul; why he //history of the christian church volume i/section 99 the pastoral epistles.htm, Caesar's Household word of God is not bound." had a daily expository Bible teaching The Journey continues from Sinai to Moab, The Israelites defeat King Sihon and King Og, The Israelites defeat the kings of Midian, Canaan is divided among the twelve tribes, 28. Paul, either as a caregiver and fellow coworker (Roman prisons did RECIPIENT: (See Acts 28:30-31). Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, India and kept the faith; in the future there is laid u for me Matthew Poole's Commentary To Rome, where Paul was at this time a prisoner. Paul the apostle (1:1). Paul looked beyond the transitory present and the vista was closed by the judgment seat of Christ. Grace be with you." kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Paul sent Artemas or Tychicus to relieve Titus on Crete, an action Paul was hoping would make a way for Titus to join him during the winter months in Nicopolis (Titus 3:12). Then, though necessarily fettered to his military guard, he had been allowed to live in his own lodgings, and had been suffered to preach the Gospel to a numerous company who came to hear him. He also gives Timothy news of his fellow-workers. How much the world owes to this mighty apostle; how much we owe to him. dark, damp Roman dungeon. Does it Matter That I Didn't Keep My Goals for Lent? It seems likely that since the apostle goes on to connect all of this with his trouble with Alexander the coppersmith that this is the man who probably betrayed him into the hands of the Romans. AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE, 15:24, 28), and may have been arrested later at (2 Their prisoner, now at last and forever delivered from his captivity, rejoiced to follow his Lord "without the gate.". 4:19 Paul sends his greetings to Aquila and Priscilla in Ephesus, with whom he had stayed for eighteen months in Corinth on his second missionary journey (see Acts 18:3 and Map 24) and for three years in Ephesus on his third missionary journey (see Acts 18:18-19, 18:26, 19:1, 1 Corinthians 16:19 and Map 25). How Did He Help Paul? The parchments most certainly were copies of the Old Testament Scriptures. personal letters. AnswerThe Second Epistle to Timothy is traditionally believed to have been written by Paul from Rome. Yet this last letter that comes from his hand, Second Timothy, finds him in a dank prison in Rome. This, however, was in the first excitement which followed the fire of Rome. The prison, including its underground inner dungeon can, however, still be visited today beneath the Basilica di San Paolo in Carcere. Grace be with you (2 Timothy 4:22). The accusers, with their witnesses, would be already on the spot; and on this occasion he was not to be tried by the Emperor in person, so that another cause of delay, which was often interposed by the carelessness or indolence of the Emperor, would be removed. . dark, damp Roman dungeon. every evil deed, and bring me safely to His heavenly Paul says in Philippians 1:1 that He and Timothy was a Bond church tradition says Paul went to Spain (Rom. I wish we could all have looked in on that scene as this doughty apostle told the story of his own conversion. Amen. up Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to blamed the Christians for it and ordered them all to From Philippians 1:19, 25, appearing" (2 Tim. The Romano-Jewish world of the New Testament, 22. 2 Timothy imprisoned, this time in Ephesus, where he is executed for his : Only Luke is with Paul in Rome (see Colossians 4:14 & Philemon 1:24), though he has also been visited by Onesiphorus (see 2 Timothy 1:16-18). In his sermon McCartney imagines that Timothy said to himself, "Yes, I must go to Rome but first I must attend to some matters in Ephesus." And because he delays, winter comes and he cannot get a ship until spring. What are the two applications of bifilar suspension? It is likely that Timothy Jeremiah warns of the destruction of Jerusalem, Jeremiah says idolatry will bring Judah's fall, Jeremiah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, Miscellaneous flashbacks to earlier times, Gedeliah is murdered & Jeremiah goes to Egypt, 43. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. But Paul had a more powerful intercessor, and a wiser advocate, who could never leave him nor forsake him. Earnestly endeavor. 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