| Geneva Study Bible Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. People's New Testament 2:10 Therefore I endure all things. Since the work goes on, I endure cheerfully. For the elect's sake. All came upon him on account of his devotion to the church. He suffered that others, God's chosen ones, might obtain salvation. Wesley's Notes 2:10 Therefore - Encouraged by this, that the word of God be not bound. I endure all things - See the spirit of a real Christian? Who would not wish to be likeminded? Salvation is deliverance from all evil; glory, the enjoyment of all good. Scofield Reference Notes Margin salvation See Scofield Note: "Rom 1:16". Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 10. Therefore-Because of the anxiety I feel that the Gospel should be extended; that anxiety being implied in 2Ti 2:9. endure-not merely "I passively suffer," but "I actively and perseveringly endure," and "am ready to endure patiently all things." the elect's sakes-for the sake of the Church: all the members of Christ's spiritual body (Col 1:24). they . also-as well as myself: both God's elect not yet converted and those already so. salvation . glory-not only salvation from wrath, but glory in reigning with Him eternally (2Ti 2:12). Glory is the full expansion of salvation (Ac 2:47; Ro 8:21-24, 30; Heb 9:28). So grace and glory (Ps 84:12). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 2:8-13 Let suffering saints remember, and look to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of their faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despised the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the throne of God. We must not think it strange if the best men meet with the worst treatment; but this is cheering, that the word of God is not bound. Here we see the real and true cause of the apostle's suffering trouble in, or for, the sake of the gospel. If we are dead to this world, its pleasures, profits, and honours, we shall be for ever with Christ in a better world. He is faithful to his threatenings, and faithful to his promises. This truth makes sure the unbeliever's condemnation, and the believer's salvation. | 
