2 Timothy 2:10

Therefore I endure all things for the elects' sakes,.... There is a certain number of persons whom God has chosen in Christ from everlasting unto salvation, who shall certainly be saved; for these…

Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes; - see the notes at 2Co 1:6. The sense is, What I suffer is in the cause of the church, spoken of here, as it is often, as chosen, or elected; see…

For the elect's sake - For the sake of the Gentiles, elected by God's goodness to enjoy every privilege formerly possessed by the Jews, and, in addition to these, all the blessings of the Gospel; the…

I. To encourage Timothy in suffering, the apostle puts him in mind of the resurrection of Christ (Ti2 2:8): Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead, according to my…

Therefore I endure allthings] Therefore, because -pains bring gains"; therefore, because (2Ti 2:3-9) as with Christ, so with His Church;

-If the cross we meekly bear,

Then the crown we shall wear."

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