2 Timothy 1:16

May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for many a time he cheered me and he was not ashamed of my chain.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

In Context

15Of this you are aware, that all the Christians in Roman Asia have deserted me: and among them Phygelus and Hermogenes.

17Nay, when he was here in Rome, he took great pains to inquire where I was living, and at last he found me.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:7"Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion.

Matthew 25:17In the same way he who had the two gained two more.

Acts 28:20For these reasons, then, I have invited you here, that I might see you and speak to you; for it is for the sake of Him who is the hope of Israel that this chain hangs upon me."

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 1:16-18

Ministerial Fortitude. ( a. d. 66.) 15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: 17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. 18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. Having ( v. 13, 14 )… Read the whole commentary →

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