THIS

second epistle Paul wrote to Timothy from Rome, when he was a prisoner

there and in danger of his life; this is evident from these words, I

hand,
ch. iv. 6.

It appears that his removal out of this world, in his own apprehension,

was not far off, especially considering the rage and malice of his

persecutors; and that he had been brought before the emperor Nero,

which he calls his first answer, when no man stood with him, but all

men forsook him,
ch. iv. 16.

And interpreters agree that this was the last epistle he wrote. Where

Timothy now was is not certain. The scope of this epistle somewhat

differs from that of the former, not so much relating to his office as

an evangelist as to his personal conduct and behaviour.