The Relapsed Christian
J. Leifchild, D. D. 2 Timothy 4:9-11 Do your diligence to come shortly to me:… He reminds us of the piteous spectacle of a man emerging from the watery element in which he has been plunged, and for a moment gaining a footing upon the shore, but caught by the retiring wave, or losing his hold, he is once more carried into deep water with the danger of being finally engulfed in the waves, unless by another strenuous effort he should regain the shore and reach a standing above the power of the surge. (J. Leifchild, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: WEB: Be diligent to come to me soon,