Excerpt from The Works of the Rev. P. Doddridge, D.D, Vol. 10 of 10: The Family Expositor, Containing a Paraphrase on the Second Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy That this epistle was written while Paul was under confinement at Rome, is universally agreed; but whether it was during his first or second imprisonment, has been matter Of debate. Seve ral learned writers, among whom are Hammond, Lightfoot, and Cave, have maintained the former opinion; while others have argued in favour of the latter, from chap. I. 18, where Paul speak ing of Onesiphorus, says, he sought him diligently at Rome, which they apprehend imp'ies, that the apostle was kept under so close a confinement at this time, that few knew where he was to he found: whereas in that imprisonment, of which Luke gives an account in the conclusion of his history, We are told, He dwell in a lured house, receiving all that came to him, (acts xxviii. 31g.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.