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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Timothy 3:11
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, etc.] In Pisidia; where the Jews that contradicted and blasphemed his doctrine, and envied his success, stirred up the chief of the city, both men and women, against him, and Barnabas; who persecuted them and expelled them out, of their coasts, (<441345>Acts 13:45,50) and also at Iconium; where both Jews and Gentiles made an assault upon them, to use them ill, and stone them, (<441405>Acts 14:5) and likewise at Lystra; where the apostle was stoned, and drawn out of the city, and left for dead, (<441419>Acts 14:19). And these instances are the rather mentioned because they were done in those parts, where Timothy had lived, (<441601>Acts 16:1) and so knew the truth of these things, not only from the apostle's mouth, but from the testimonies of others; and perhaps he might have been a witness to some of them himself; what persecutions I endured: not only in the above places, but elsewhere; see a detail of them in (<471123>2 Corinthians 11:23-28), but out of them all the Lord delivered me; (see <470110>2 Corinthians 1:10) (<550417>2 Timothy 4:17,18), this he says to the glory of the grace and power of God, to whom he ascribes all his deliverances; and for the encouragement of Timothy, and other saints, under sufferings, who may hope and believe that the Lord will deliver them in his own time and way, (<193419>Psalm 34:19).
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