2 Timothy 4:14

2 Timothy 4:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
• New International Version (NIV)Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works.

Context of 2 Timothy 4:14

12Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus. 13When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments. Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 15You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message. 16At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

2 Timothy 4:14 word by word

Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ χαλκεὺς πολλά μοι κακὰ ἐνεδείξατο· ἀποδώσει αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear

• AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandros · AlexanderG223
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• coppersmithχαλκεύςchalkeus · coppersmithG5471
• didἐνδείκνυμιendeiknumi · to showG1731
• greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• harmκακόςkakos · evil/harm: harmG2556
• to meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• will repayἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• deedsἔργονergon · workG2041

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:14

• Acts 19:33The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
• 1 Timothy 1:20Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
• 1 Samuel 24:12May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
• 2 Samuel 3:39And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”
• Psalms 28:4Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
• Psalms 109:5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
• Jeremiah 15:15You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.
• Jeremiah 18:19Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying!
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
• 1 John 5:16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
• Revelation 6:10And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”
• Revelation 18:6Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Alexander the coppersmith - We are not to understand this of any tradesman, but of some rabbin; for it was not unusual for the Jews to apply the name of some trade as an epithet to their rabbins and literary men. He is, in all probability, the very same mentioned Acts 19:33; (note); and it is not unlikely that he may have been the same whom the apostle was obliged to excommunicate, 1 Timothy 1:20. The Lord reward him - ͅ ͅ ̔ · But instead of ͅ, which has…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Alexander the coppersmith - Or, rather, “the brazier” - ̔ ́ ho chalkeusThe word is used, however, to denote a worker in any kind of metals. This is probably the same person who is mentioned in 1 Timothy 1:20, and perhaps the same as the one mentioned in Acts 19:33; see the notes on 1 Timothy 1:20. Did me much evil - In what way this was done, is not mentioned. If this is the same person who is referred to in 1 Timothy 1:20, it is probable that it was not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 There is as much danger from false brethren, as from open enemies. It is dangerous having to do with those who would be enemies to such a man as Paul. The Christians at Rome were forward to meet him, Ac 28, but when there seemed to be a danger of suffering with him, then all forsook him. God might justly be angry with them, but he prays God to forgive them. The apostle was delivered out of the mouth of the lion, that is, of Nero, or some of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Alexander was a common name (see Mark 15:21; Acts 4:6; 19:33). Alexander the coppersmith was probably the same person mentioned in 1 Timothy 1:20. did great harm to me: He probably did more than just oppose Paul's teaching. He might have been part of Paul's arrest.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Alexander the coppersmith--or "smith" in general. Perhaps the same as the Alexander (see on 1Ti 1:20) at Ephesus. Excommunicated then he subsequently was restored, and now vented his personal malice because of his excommunication in accusing Paul before the Roman judges, whether of incendiarism or of introducing a new religion. See my Introduction. He may have been the Alexander put forward by the Jews in the tumult at Ephesus (Ac 19:33, 34)…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings