ACC ~ 2 Timothy 1 v15

MOST TURNED ASIDE. CHRYSOSTOM: It seems that there were then in Rome many persons from the regions of Asia. “But no one stood by me,” he says. No one acknowledged me. All were alienated. Take note of what his soul loves. He only mentions their conduct. He does not curse them, but he praises him who showed kindness to him and invokes a thousand blessings upon him, without any curse on them. HOMILIES ON 2 TIMOTHY 3.

HIS CONCERN FOR TIMOTHY. THEODORET OF CYR: Paul was then at Rome. Many had wandered away, some for money, others for other reasons. Some of the Asian converts abandoned Paul there on account of the fear of Nero. Paul is afraid that they might be a problem to Timothy, and he wants him to be aware of them. INTERPRETATION OF THE SECOND LETTER TO TIMOTHY.

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