2 Timothy 1:18

2 Timothy 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day!—and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.

Context of 2 Timothy 1:18

16But 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. I 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 1:18 word by word

δῴη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος εὑρεῖν ἔλεος παρὰ κυρίου ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ. καὶ ὅσα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ διηκόνησεν, βέλτιον σὺ γινώσκεις.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• grantδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• that he may findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• in how many thingsὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• he ministeredδιακονέωdiakoneō · to serveG1247
• EphesusἜφεσοςEphesos · EphesusG2181
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• knowestγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• very wellβελτίωνbeltion · betterG957

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 1:18

• 2 Timothy 1:16But 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.
• 1 Kings 17:20Then Elijah prayed to the Lord, ‘Lord, my God! Why have you caused such bad trouble to happen to this kind widow? I came to stay with her and now you have killed her son!’
• Matthew 25:34The king will say to those people who are on his right side, “Come here. My Father has been good to you. He has prepared a place for you in his kingdom. That kingdom has been ready for you since the time that God made the world.
• Psalms 130:3Lord, if you should write down all our sins, nobody could stand as a righteous person.
• Luke 1:72He has promised to be kind to our ancestors. He will do the things that he promised in his holy covenant.
• Romans 3:23All people have done wrong things. Nobody can be good and great, as God wanted them to be.
• Romans 9:15Think about this. God said to Moses, ‘I will be kind to whoever I choose to be kind to. I will feel sorry for whoever I choose to feel sorry for.’
• Ephesians 2:4But God is very good and kind! He loved us very much.
• 1 Peter 1:10A long time ago, God's prophets spoke about this. They said that God would be very kind to you, his people. They studied carefully to learn how God would save people.
• 2 Timothy 1:12That is why I have these troubles. But I am not ashamed to be in prison. I have believed in Christ and I know him well. I know that I can trust him to keep his message safe. God has given me the authority to speak that message to people at this time. Christ has the power to keep it safe until that great day when he comes back.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19You are the people that make us very happy! We know that you will continue to trust God. So, when our Lord Jesus returns, we will be proud of you. You will be like a crown that he gives us when we stand in front of him.
• Luke 8:3Another of the women was Joanna, the wife of Chuza. Chuza had authority over all the people that worked in the house of King Herod. Another of the women was Susanna. There were also many others. These women were using their own money to help Jesus and his disciples.
• 2 Corinthians 9:1I do not need to write to you about the money that you want to send to God's people in Jerusalem.
• 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.
• 2 Timothy 4:12I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
• Acts 19:1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul travelled through the region of Asia. He arrived in Ephesus and he found some believers there.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 1:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The Lord grant - that he may find mercy of the Lord - Some think that this is a prayer to God the Father to communicate grace to him, that he might find mercy in the great day at the hand of Jesus Christ the Judge. It is probably only a Hebraism for, God grant that he may here be so saved by Divine grace, that in the great day he may receive the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. See a similar form of expression, Genesis 9:16; Genesis…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day - The day of judgment; notes at 2 Timothy 1:12. This proves that Onesiphorus was then alive, as Paul would not offer prayer for him if he was dead. The Papists, indeed, argue from this in favor of praying for the dead - assuminG from 2 Timothy 4:19, that Onesiphorus was then dead. But there is no evidence of that. The passage in 2 Timothy 4:19, would prove only that he was then absent…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. 1818. grant unto him--as well as "unto his house" (2Ti 1:16). the Lord--who rewards a kindness done to His disciples as if done to Himself (Mt 25:45). of--from the Lord; "the Lord" is emphatically put instead of "from Himself," for solemnity and emphasis (2Th 3:5). in how many things--"how many acts of ministry he rendered." unto me--omitted in the oldest manuscripts, so that the "ministered" may include services rendered to others as well as to Paul. very…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 1:18

• Beneficence
• Ephesus
• Intercession
• Kindness
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Ephesus
• Ephesus, Ephesian
• That Day
• Abolish
• Day
• Immortality
• Mercy
• Onesiphorus
• Sound
• Testimony

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