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

12But I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. 13When you come, bring the overcoat which I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments. Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 15Be on guard against him yourself too, for he vigorously opposed our teaching. 16At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted 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
• the coppersmithχαλκεύςchalkeus · coppersmithG5471
• didἐνδείκνυμιendeiknumi · to showG1731
• me greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• harmκακόςkakos · evil/harm: harmG2556
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• will repayἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
• him accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• to his deedsἔργονergon · workG2041

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:14

• Acts 19:33Some of the crowd concluded it was Alexander, since the Jews had put him forward; and having motioned with his hand, Alexander was intending to make a defense to the assembly.
• 1 Timothy 1:20Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme.
• 1 Samuel 24:12May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me; but my hand shall not be against you.
• 2 Samuel 3:39And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer in proportion to his evil.”
• Psalms 28:4Give back to them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Give back to them according to the work of their hands; Repay them what is due them.
• Psalms 109:5So they have repaid me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
• Jeremiah 15:15You know, Lord; Remember me, take notice of me, And take vengeance for me on my persecutors. Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away; Know that for Your sake I endure reproach.
• Jeremiah 18:19Give Your attention to me, Lord, And listen to what my opponents are saying!
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6For after all it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
• 1 John 5:16If anyone sees his brother or sister committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask and God will, for him, give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death; I am not saying that he should ask about that.
• Revelation 6:10and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who live on the earth?”
• Revelation 18:6Pay her back even as she has paid, and give back to her double according to her deeds; in the cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.

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