2 Timothy 1:16

“The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, etc.] Who seems to have been one of Asia, and of Ephesus, and is an exception from the general apostasy, or from those that turned away from the apostle; and therefore he prays that the Lord would show mercy to his family; that he would give regenerating grace and mercy to such of them as were without it, or pardoning grace and mercy, or the great mercy of eternal life and salvation by Christ; and this doubtless was a prayer in faith, upon the promises of God, and upon instances and examples, in which God has remarkably shown mercy to the families of good men, who have faithfully served him, and abode in his interest in times of trouble; thus…”

“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 (Ti2 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 himself, but all his household. my chain--Paul in the second, as in his first imprisonment, was bound by a chain to the soldier who guarded him.”

“The 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 is entirely honorable to him, and for his family the apostle felt a warm interest on account of the kindness which he had showed to him in prison. The ecclesiastical traditions also state that he was one of the seventy disciples, and was…”

“The family of Onesiphorus - As well as himself. Hath often refreshed me - Both at Ephesus and Rome. Next: 2 Timothy Chapter 2”

“Lord: Ti2 1:18; Neh 5:19, Neh 13:14, Neh 13:22, Neh 13:31; Psa 18:25, Psa 37:26; Mat 5:7, Mat 10:41, Mat 10:42; Mat 25:35-40; Co2 9:12-14; Heb 6:10, Heb 10:34 the house: Ti2 4:19 refreshed: Co1 16:18; Plm 1:7, Plm 1:20 and was: Ti2 1:8 my: Act 28:20; Eph 6:20 \*marg. 2 Timothy 1:17”