2 Timothy 4:14 (WEB)
Alexander the coppersmith did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
Fathers and councils · 8
Jerome
“…of God Who suffered in the flesh and overcame the evil inflicted on the flesh and the weakness of the flesh—to say nothing of what the Apostle says elsewhere:“Alexander, the coppersmith, did me much evil; the Lord, the righteous Judge, will recompense him in that day.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iv. 14.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“For thus Stephen prays for those that stoned him, because they had not yet believed on Christ; but the Apostle Paul does not pray for Alexander though he was a brother [2 Tim 4:14], but had sinned by attacking the brotherhood through jealousy.” — the author cites it
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“Of these was the famous Alexander, the coppersmith, a man of no sort of distinction at all,—no nobility of birth, no eloquence of speech, who never led a political party nor an army in the field; who never…” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iv. 14
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Augustine of Hippo
“…Judas are allowed, no Simon Magus is baptized, wishing to buy the Spirit, whilst he designeth to sell it; no coppersmith like Alexander doth many evil deeds, no man covered with sheep’s clothing creepeth in with feigned fraternity; such as those among whom the Church must now groan, and such as she must then shut…” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iv. 14.
Read the whole comment“Then he subjoins for whom he prays, saying, “At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iv. 14–16.
Read the whole comment“…the cities which received not His word; and the above-mentioned apostle thus spoke respecting a certain man, “The Lord will reward him according to his works.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iv. 14. Augustin here again follows the better text than the Textus Receptus; so also Vulgate, reddet. See Revised Version.
Read the whole comment“Then he adds for whom he prays, thus expressing it: “At my first defence no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iv. 14–16.
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Tertullian
“The famous Alexander, too, instigated by his love of disputation in the true fashion of heretical temper, has made himself conspicuous against us; he will have us say that Christ put on flesh of an earthly origin, in order that He might in His own person abolish sinful flesh.” — editor's note: Although Tertullian dignifies him with an ille, we have no particulars of this man. [It may be that this is an epithet, rather than a name, given to some enemy…
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:43–48 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:43–48 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Dialogues (Eranistes) §1.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:43–48 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:43–48 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:43–48 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:43–48 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:43–48 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:43–48 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 16.
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 16.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:43–48 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 16.