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

12I’m sending Tychicus to the city of Ephesus as my representative. 13When you come, bring the warm coat I left with Carpus in the city of Troas. Also bring the scrolls and especially the parchments. Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will pay him back for what he did. 15Watch out for him. He violently opposed what we said. 16At my first hearing no one stood up in my defense. Everyone abandoned me. I pray that it won’t be held 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandros · AlexanderG223
• the coppersmithὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the coppersmithχαλκεύςchalkeus · coppersmithG5471
• didἐνδείκνυμιendeiknumi · to showG1731
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• evilκακόςkakos · evil/harm: harmG2556
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• rewardἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• worksἔργονergon · workG2041

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:14

• Acts 19:33Some people concluded that Alexander was the cause, so the Jews pushed him to the front. Alexander motioned with his hand to quiet the people because he wanted to defend himself in front of them.
• 1 Timothy 1:20Among these people are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan in order to teach them not to dishonor God.
• 1 Samuel 24:12May the Lord decide between you and me. May the Lord take revenge on you for what you did to me. However, I will not lay a hand on you.
• 2 Samuel 3:39Today I’m weak, though I’m the anointed king. These men, Zeruiah’s sons, are too cruel for me. May the Lord repay this evildoer as his evil deeds deserve.”
• Psalms 28:4Pay them back for what they have done, for their evil deeds. Pay them back for what their hands have done, and give them what they deserve.
• Psalms 109:5They reward me with evil instead of good and with hatred instead of love.
• Jeremiah 15:15O Lord, you understand. Remember me, take care of me, and take revenge on those who persecute me. Be patient, and don’t take me away. You should know that I’ve been insulted because of you.
• Jeremiah 18:19Pay attention to me, O Lord, and listen to what my accusers say.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6Certainly, it is right for God to give suffering to those who cause you to suffer.
• 1 John 5:16If you see another believer committing a sin that doesn’t lead to death, you should pray that God would give that person life. This is true for those who commit sins that don’t lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I’m not telling you to pray about that.
• Revelation 6:10They cried out in a loud voice, “Holy and true Master, how long before you judge and take revenge on those living on earth who shed our blood?”
• Revelation 18:6Do to her what she has done. Give her twice as much as she gave. Serve her a drink in her own cup twice as large as the drink she served others.

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