2 Timothy 1:16

2 Timothy 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
• New International Version (NIV)May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;

Context of 2 Timothy 1:16

14God has given you his good message to keep safe. God's Holy Spirit, who lives in us, will help you to keep it safe. 15You know that almost all the believers in Asia region have turned against me. They include Phygelus and Hermogenes. But Onesiphorus has stayed to help me. I pray that the Lord will be kind to his family. He often came to help me not to be sad. I am in prison, but he was not ashamed to help me. 17When he came here to Rome, he looked carefully for me until he found me. 18I pray that the Lord will be kind to Onesiphorus on that great day when he judges people. You know very well how much Onesiphorus helped me in Ephesus.

2 Timothy 1:16 word by word

δῴη ἔλεος ὁ κύριος τῷ Ὀνησιφόρου οἴκῳ· ὅτι πολλάκις με ἀνέψυξεν καὶ τὴν ἅλυσίν μου οὐκ ἐπαισχύνθη,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• unto the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
• of OnesiphorusὈνησίφοροςO̓nēsiphoros · OnesiphorusG3683
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• heἀναψύχωanapsuchō · to refreshG404
• oftπολλάκιςpollakis · oftenG4178
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wasἐπαισχύνομαιepaischunomai · be ashamed ofG1870
• notοὐou · noG3756
• chainἅλυσιςhalusis · chainG254

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 1:16

• 2 Timothy 1:18I pray that the Lord will be kind to Onesiphorus on that great day when he judges people. You know very well how much Onesiphorus helped me in Ephesus.
• Nehemiah 5:19My God, please remember the many things that I have done to help my people. Please bless me.
• Nehemiah 13:14Please remember what I have done, my God. I have been faithful to take care of the temple of my God, so that people can worship you there.
• Psalms 18:25Lord, if people are faithful to you, then you are faithful to them. If people do nothing that is bad, they can trust you to do nothing bad to them.
• Psalms 37:26Good people are always kind. They lend things to other people. Their children also bring God's blessing.
• Matthew 5:7Happy are the people who help other people and who forgive them. God will forgive people like that.
• Matthew 10:41Somebody may accept a prophet into his home because the visitor is a prophet of God. God will bless that person like he blesses a prophet. Or he may accept a good man who obeys God, because the man is good. God will bless that person like he blesses the good man.
• Matthew 25:35I was hungry and you gave me some food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me some water to drink. I was visiting your town and you asked me to stay in your home.
• 2 Corinthians 9:12This good work that you are doing is helping God's people. It is helping to supply what they need. And it is not only doing that. It is also causing many people to thank God very much.
• Hebrews 6:10God is always right and fair. He will not forget all the good things that you have done. You have shown that you love him very much, because you have helped the other believers. And you continue to help them as God's servants.
• Hebrews 10:34You were kind to Christians who were in prison. When people took away your own things, you still chose to be happy. You knew that you had something better that would belong to you for ever.
• 2 Timothy 4:19Say ‘hello’ for me to Priscilla and Aquila, and to the family of Onesiphorus.
• 1 Corinthians 16:18They have helped me to feel stronger, as they also did for you. You should recognize the authority of people like them.
• Philemon 1:7My friend, you have helped God's people to feel stronger. Your love for them has made me very happy. It makes me feel stronger too.
• 2 Timothy 1:8So do not be ashamed of the message about our Lord that we tell people. And do not be ashamed of me because I am in a prison. I am a prisoner because I serve Christ. You must understand that you will have trouble because you tell people the good news about Jesus Christ. So be ready to have the same kind of trouble as I have. Let God make you strong when you have trouble.
• Acts 28:20That is why I want to talk with you now. I want to tell you why I am a prisoner here. It is because I believe in the one that God promised to send to us who are Jews.’

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The Lord give mercy - Onesiphorus had acknowledged him, and continued to do so; he, and his house, or family, ministered to him in prison, and were not ashamed of their imprisoned pastor, nor of the cause for which he was in disgrace and suffering. As he showed mercy to the apostle, the apostle prays the Lord to show mercy to him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus - The family of Onesiphorus - for so the word house is often used. He was himself still living 2 Timothy 1:18, but not improbably then absent from his home; compare the notes at 2 Timothy 4:19. He was evidently of Asia, and is the only one who is mentioned from that region who had showed the apostle kindness in his trials. He is mentioned only in this Epistle, and nothing more is known of him. The record…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-18Verses 15-18 The apostle mentions the constancy of Onesiphorus; he oft refreshed him with his letters, and counsels, and comforts, and was not ashamed of him. A good man will seek to do good. The day of death and judgment is an awful day. And if we would have mercy then, we must seek for it now of the Lord. The best we can ask, for ourselves or our friends, is, that the Lord will grant that we and they may find mercy of the Lord, when called to pass out…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-18Paul encourages Timothy to remain loyal and to come to Rome without fear. He mentions both good and bad examples from others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. The Lord give mercy--even as Onesiphorus had abounded in works of mercy. the house of Onesiphorus--He himself was then absent from Ephesus, which accounts for the form of expression (2Ti 4:19). His household would hardly retain his name after the master was dead, as Bengel supposes him to have been. Nowhere has Paul prayers for the dead, which is fatal to the theory, favored by Alford also, that he was dead. God blesses not only the righteous man…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 1:16

• Beneficence
• Chains
• Hospitality
• Intercession
• Kindness
• Minister, Christian
• Onesiphorus
• Rome
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Abolish
• Chain
• Immortality
• Mercy
• Onesiphorus
• Sound
• Testimony
• Ashamed
• Chain; Chains
• Household

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 1

• 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