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2 Timothy 2:8

2 Timothy 2:8
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David,.... This is said either as an encouragement to suffer hardness in the cause of Christ; since he, who though he was of the seed of David, of the blood…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead - Or rather, perhaps, “Remember Jesus Christ; him who was raised from the dead.” The idea seems not to be, as our translators…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Remember that Jesus Christ - The apostle seems to say: Whatever tribulations or deaths may befall us, let us remember that Jesus Christ, who was slain by the Jews, rose again from the dead, and his…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Timothy 2:8-13

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

2 Timothy 2:8-13

A yet higher illustration from God's own plan of salvation the Cross before the Crown

Just as in the first chapter St Paul appeals first to Timothy's sympathies and experiences of an earthly kind to…