Note 22 at 2 Tim. 4:6: Paul had just told Timothy to "make full proof of thy ministry" (see note 21 at v. 5). Paul had done that himself and he now gives Timothy some of the benefits of having done so. Carrying out God's commission to its total completion gives us a sense of satisfaction that brings peace at the end of our days.

Most everyone has seen people who were tormented just before their death by regrets about what they should or could have done. Paul was not that way and we don't have to be either. We can serve the Lord with such fervor that there are no regrets in old age; just joy and anticipation about our upcoming journey home.

Paul wasn't contemplating his death from the comfort of a rocking chair. He was looking at being killed for his faith (see note 23 at this v.). Yet he was ready. He was full, satisfied and unafraid of death because he had already died to his self and was alive to God (see note 13 at Phil. 1:21, p. 1154).

Note 23 at 2 Tim. 4:6: The phrase "to be offered" probably refers to the drink offering used in the Jewish feasts at the end of the Day of Atonement. Paul knew he could soon be beheaded. Execution for a Roman citizen was not crucifixion as with others, but was the tradition of an executioner severing one's head. Paul saw this for himself as an offering to God (not an atoning offering). This was just the outcome of the sacrificial life that he had already lived.

It isn't certain whether Paul was executed at this time or released and then executed after a second imprisonment (see note 1 at Acts 28:30, p. 737).

Note 24 at 2 Tim. 4:6: The departure that Paul is referring to is his death (see note 23 at this v.).