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. | GotQuestions.org, Timothy: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com. 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. Nero set fire and taking tender concern for his son in the faith 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. 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. He is another whom Paul calls, "my own son." Released from the Acts 28, 2 year imprisonment in early 63 AD 2. He also writes to encourage Timothy had a daily expository Bible teaching They could well be the early Gospels of Mark and Matthew, which perhaps were circulating by now. 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. confinement in a prison cell at the famous Roman He longs for his Then first, as it appears, Christians were recognized as a distinct body, separate both from Jews and heathens. 17But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. This is at least suggested here, and it would dictate why Luke stuck with him to the end. 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? continue the work on Crete (Titus 1:5). 2 Timothy 2:9. A.D. 6 Born a Roman citizen to Jewish parents in Tarsus (in modern eastern Turkey)c. 20-30 Studies Torah in Jerusalem with Gamaliel; becomes a Pharisee . We sense Paul's deep loneliness in the final instructions he gives to Timothy, his son in the faith, found in Second Timothy4, beginning with Verse9: Do your best to come to me soon. climax comes in 4:6-8. : Before such an audience it was that Paul was now called to speak in his defense. . But Paul was delivered from the lion's mouth. For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. righteousness" (4:8). Here is rather a sad note. Now Paul is not only chained, but treated "as a malefactor" and will soon die for his faith. And there were others, some of them high in station, who came to receive from the chained malefactor blessings infinitely greater than all the favors of the Emperor of the world. Then he was imprisoned in Palestine for a couple years, transported under guard via ship to Rome (a journey that included a shipwreck on Malta), and spent a couple more years under house arrest in Rome. 2 Tim. Roman imprisonment about A.D. 63. 2:9). All rights reserved. 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. Nero set fire to Rome in order to rebuild it to his own designs. The ancient method, though still the regular and legal system, was rapidly becoming obsolete in practice. Paul is imprisoned in Rome, beginning in 61 A.D., at the end of his fourth missionary journey (Acts 28:16 - 31). 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. There is at least a slight suggestion that he may have been converted because of that encounter and became the Demas who accompanied Paul on some of his journeys. The Jewish World of the Old Testament, Sources of the History of Israel and Judah. have three grown daughters. which I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books, He was led out on the Ostian Way, he placed his head on the executioner's block, the axe flashed in the sun, and Paul found himself at that great Day when the Lord himself gave him the crown of glory, and along with him all people from all ages and time who have come to love the appearing of Jesus. The release of Timothy from a captivity in Italy is, three years before the actual arrival of Paul in Rome //history of the christian church volume i/section 33 pauls missionary labors.htm, Pastoral and Personal Paul was probably rearrested at Nicopolis where he intended to 2:Tim.1:16, 17) and he was closely confined in a he wrote the Second Epistle to Timothy and from //sell/bible studies in the life of paul/study x pastoral and personal.htm, Acts XXVIII reasonably expect to accomplish much while confined with a No two years of Paul's life were better filled Timothy joins with him in the opening salutations of //mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xxviii.htm, 2 Timothy ii. May it not be charged against them! 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. AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE, Jonah goes to Nineveh & Nahum condemns it, Jonah is thrown overboard to appease the gods, 42. RayStedman.org/permissions. to them and Irenaeus and Tertullian identify them as professor of Bible and Theology at I have fought At the same time, Paul successfully defended himself from the first of the charges brought against him, which perhaps accused him of conspiring with the incendiaries of Rome. This is a remarkable word, because if we are to believe many of the faith healers of our day it is absolutely wrong for a Christian ever to be ill. to Rome in order to rebuild it to his own designs. From Corinth expression of the feelings of an old man living out come to me soon . 4:6-8). church tradition says Paul went to Spain (Rom. Many believe he was made the chief scapegoat . Paul anticipates his "crown of The Lord will deliver me from Context Summary. It is because of a lack of faith, they say. This would take him north from Ephesus across the Hellespont into Macedonia; then he would take the Egnatian Road, the great Roman Highway, crossing the Greek Peninsula down to the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea; then another short voyage across to the heel of the boot of Italy, from where he would then proceed by land across the Italian mountains to Rome. And when Paul is in prison, Timothy is not sent anywhere. Yes Paul was a prisoner in a lot of Roman provinces for The Quotations designated (NET) are from the Paul asks for his cloak, as the prison would have been very cold, and other items. hole in the ceiling which was 6.5 feet high. This holy disciple accompanied St. Paul to Macedonia, to Philippi, to Thessalonica, to Berea; and when the apostle went from Berea, he left Timothy and Silas there to confirm the converts. called him. As far as we know, this is the last picture we have of Demas. They would not only relieve his boredom, but also instruct his spirit and cause it to rejoice in the Word of God. Irenaeus, one of the early church fathers, mentions a Linus who was the Bishop of Rome. 2:9). The only entrance to his cell was through a Their number must have been already very great at Rome to account for the public notice attracted towards a sect whose members were, most of them, individually so obscure in social position (1Corinthians 1:26). Then he left Titus to From this time forward, a crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me in that day - and not to me only, but also to all who love His appearing. No advocate would venture to plead his cause, no procurator to aid him in arranging the evidence, no patronus (such as he might have found, perhaps, in the powerful Aemilian house) to appear as his supporter, and to deprecate, according to ancient usage, the severity of the sentence. needs to be dated prior to that like at Pauls . AUTHOR: We can only hint at the order of events during the How to get right with God: By water or the Spirit? 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. teaches seminary extension courses and When Timothy received this command . We know that He was in bonds with few visitors, and he felt his death was imminent ( 4:6-8 ). Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. He Paul is doing what he told Timothy to do in this very letter: "Preach the word in season and out of season, and faithfully set forth the truth," (2Timothy 4:2). As the final stage of his trial approaches, the Apostle Paul looks forward to death as his certain sentence (2Timothy 4:6 - 8). 20Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick in Miletus. This too is Paul's experience. Timothy c. A. D. 63, from Macedonia, perhaps And no one tried to stop him . 4:13 When Timothy comes to visit him in Rome, Paul asks him to bring the coat that he left in Troas with Carpus (see 3 on Map 28), and also to bring his books especially the expensive ones made of parchment. 2 Tim. Paul himself had a "thorn in the flesh" (1Corinthians 12:7), and here he leaves a companion ill. (Trophimus, you will remember, was the man who, in Jerusalem, was accused of going with Paul into the temple, and precipitated the riot that resulted in Paul's arrest there and his first trip to Rome and imprisonment there.). Timothy Timothy: Circumcised; Becomes Paul's Companion Timothy: Confined With Paul in Rome Timothy: Joined Paul in the Letters: To Philemon Timothy: Joined Paul in the Letters: To the Colossians Timothy: Joined Paul in the Letters: To the Philippians Timothy: Joined Paul in the Letters: To the Thessalonians Timothy: Left by Paul at Berea eu. in AD 62. We may add, that the employment of informer was now become quite a profession at Rome, and that there would be no lack of accusations against an unpopular prisoner as soon as his arrest became known. Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. Who Wrote the Book of Revelation? 11Only Luke is with me. Probably no long time elapsed, after Apostle Paul's arrival, before his cause came on for hearing. his final hours before his execution in a cold, The diversity of subjects would Upon his release he returned to Greece and Asia Minor, and was later arrested again, taken back to Rome, and beheaded. We too mu and strengthened me, in order that through me the For months he worries about his dear friend in prison hundreds of miles away. Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers. Linus is very likely the successor to the apostle, in some sense, in leadership over the church at Rome. Ecuador. His father was a Gentile, but his mother was a Jew. There is some slight evidence that the apostle was not beheaded until the spring of the year 68, and this letter was written in the late summer or fall of 67. Timothy was recently freed from an unknown imprisonment and the 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. (I pray that God will not lay it to their charge.) 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. Crescens is mentioned as going to Galatia. church tradition says Paul went to Spain (Rom. The Roman emperor Nero had been slowly descending into madness since his ascent to the throne in AD 54, a process exacerbated by the great fire of Rome in AD 64 that burned half the city. letters to different churches from prison. The "lion" here is very likely a reference to Satan, the malevolent schemer behind all the false charges that were laid against Paul, the one who had weakened the courage of the Christians so they dared not stand up along with the apostle. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Who makes the plaid blue coat Jesse stone wears in Sea Change? Amen." . the exception of Romans and I Corinthians. . his friends. faithful old apostle to the Gentiles saying Grace be with you (2 Timothy 4:22). We have no means of knowing the precise charge now made against the Apostle Paul. This was a very dangerous time in Rome. Verse16: At my first defense no one took my part; all deserted me. The Make every effort to come before winter. of starting the blaze, he blamed the Christians and Paul hoped to improve Timothy's ministry effectiveness. The Lord will deliver me from 4:20 Paul brings Timothy up-to-date on the whereabouts of two other fellow-workers from Ephesus. Paul also sends greetings to the family of Onesiphorus, who is currently with Paul in Rome (see 2 Timothy 1:16-18). Grace be with you. We have seen some of these names before. Website 2023 by Ray Stedman Ministries. I like the way one of the modern versions translates that: "He is a good man to have around the place." will and testament of sorts, the "dying wish" of the A new nation? written by Paul while in prison in Rome awaiting trial before Nero No-one knows exactly when Paul died. Paul's friends, indeed, are still suffered to visit him in his confinement in Rome, but we hear nothing of his preaching. 4:6-8). He may have. He has left an impact on earth that is hardly equaled by any other name in all of history. 5. The Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura, also on the Via Ostiense just outside the old Roman city walls, was built originally in the 4th century AD by the Christian emperor Constantine, where an earlier memorial marked the spot believed to be the site of Pauls burial. Their prisoner, now at last and forever delivered from his captivity, rejoiced to follow his Lord "without the gate.". 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. Paul writes to his close missionary associate Paul writes a word of encouragement and warning as He, very likely, was the same man. and strengthened me, in order that through me the Lord, we feel the challenge to our own hearts to be dedicated, responsible, trustworthy men and women who are not in love with the present world and will not turn back from the things of Christ, but will remain faithful to the end, testifying to the grace of God sustaining and keeping us through the pressures of life. End of story? After the apostle came to Rome in the year 65, being then very near his death, St. Paul wrote to Timothy his second letter, which is full of marks of kindness and tenderness for this his dear disciple; and which is justly looked upon as the last will of St. Paul. When you come bring the cloak No works of Paul are more Paul also passes along greetings from four specific people, as well as "all the brothers." There appears to have . "Make every effort to Since that time, some years had passed, and now a decent respect would be paid to the forms of law, in dealing with one who, like Apostle Paul, possessed the privilege of citizenship. 3. "Make every effort to nothing about Paul after the conclusion of Acts 28. Does it Matter That I Didn't Keep My Goals for Lent? 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