Commentary
Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Timothy 3:11
Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.
11 Persecutions , afflictions which came to me at Antioch , at Iconium , at Lystra , what persecutions I indured , but out of them all the Lord delivered me .
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What Prosecutions for the preaching of the Gospel I was under.
What afflictions I met with at Antioch in Pisidia, Acts 13.14, 45, 50.
At Iconium, whither he went from Pisidia; of the afflictions he met with there also. Read Acts 14▪
The Apostle went from Iconium to Lystra, Acts 14.6.
There also he was persecuted, Acts 14.19. now it seemeth that in all these motions Timothy was in Pauls company and a follower of him, so as he was a witness to all; which assureth us that though we first read of Timothy, Acts 16.3. when he was Circumcised, yet Paul knew him before.
Yet God delivered Paul from all these, and that Timothy being all that time in company with Paul knew, from whence the Apostle would have him take courage, exercise patience under suffering for such preaching, and such living, being assured that God would deliver him also, preaching the same truth, and living the same holy life though he met with the same troubles, persecutions and afflictions.
Marginal references: 2 Cor. 1.10.
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