6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near.
6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.
6 You take over. I'm about to die, my life an offering on God's altar.
6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
6 As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:6
Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:6-8
(Read 2 Timothy 4:6-8)
The blood of the martyrs, though not a sacrifice of atonement, yet was a sacrifice of acknowledgment to the grace of God and his truth. Death to a good man, is his release from the imprisonment of this world, and his departure to the enjoyments of another world. As a Christian, and a minister, Paul had kept the faith, kept the doctrines of the gospel. What comfort will it afford, to be able to speak in this manner toward the end of our days! The crown of believers is a crown of righteousness, purchased by the righteousness of Christ. Believers have it not at present, yet it is sure, for it is laid up for them. The believer, amidst poverty, pain, sickness, and the agonies of death, may rejoice; but if the duties of a man's place and station are neglected, his evidence of interest in Christ will be darkened, and uncertainty and distress may be expected to cloud and harass his last hours.