Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
2 Timothy 2:1-10
REPETITION OF CHARGE I. BE STRONG IN CHRIST’S STRENGTH
REPETITION OF CHARGE I. BE STRONG IN CHRIST’S STRENGTH
CHAPTER II. _He exhorts Timothy to constancy, fidelity, and courage; and to_ _acquit himself as a true soldier of Jesus Christ; and patiently_ _expect the fruit of his labours_, 1-7. _What the apo...
THOU THEREFORE - In view of the fact stated in the previous chapter, that many had turned away from the apostle, and had forsaken the paths of truth. BE STRONG IN THE GRACE WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS;...
II. FAITH'S CONFLICT AND THE BELIEVER'S PATH CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The apostle's charge (2 Timothy 2:1)_ 2. As soldier and husbandman (2 Timothy 2:3) 3. Identification with Christ (2 Timothy 2:8) 4
(_d_) 2 Timothy 2:1. THE APPEAL RENEWED. Thus enriched in his ordination, challenged by Paul's example, and warned by the Asian defection, Timothy, for all his work, must find continual strength in hi...
As for you, my child, find your strength in the grace which is in Christ Jesus; and entrust the things which you have heard from me, and which are confirmed by many witnesses, to faithful men who will...
THE CHAIN OF TEACHING (2 Timothy 2:1-2)...
SON. App-108. BE STRONG. Greek. _endunamoo_. See Acts 9:22, and compare Ephesians 6:10. IN. App-104. grace. App-184. CHRIST JESUS. App-98....
Personal and Ministerial Zeal enforced by Parables from the life of the Soldier, the Athlete and the Farmer The Apostle resumes the main thread of exhortation to Christian courage. After its enforcem...
_Thou therefore, my son, be strong_ Rather render MY CHILD, as in 1 Timothy 1:2 where the difference is explained, and BE STRENGTHENED, -be emboldened," because the verb is of the same class in Greek...
ΈΝΔΥΝΑΜΟΫ́ _praes. imper. pass. от_ ΈΝΔΥΝΑΜΌΩ (G1743) усиливать; _pass._ быть сильным. ΈΝ (G1722) в. Предлог, вероятно, instr.: "посредством чего-л." или "за счет силы" (Kelly)....
DISCOURSE: 2244 STRENGTH IN THE GRACE OF CHRIST 2 Timothy 2:1. _My son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus_. HOW shall it be that all of us, who are assembled here this day, should ever g...
1 THOU, THEREFORE, MY CHILD, BE STRENGTHENED IN THE GRACE THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS. 2 AND THE THINGS WHICH THOU HAST HEARD FROM ME AMONG MANY WITNESSES, THE SAME COMMIT THOU TO FAITHFUL MEN, WHO SHALL...
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. THOU THEREFORE - following my example (2 Timothy 1:8; 2 Timothy 1:12), and that of Onesiphorus (2 Tim...
2 Timothy had been with the apostle in Rome, whence he was probably sent to Philippi (Php_2:19). The most loving and intimate relations existed between them, and Paul continually refers to him as his...
EXHORTATIONS TO FLRMNESS, UNCONTENTIOUSNESS, AND PERSEVERANCE 1-26. The duties of God's ministers are, (1) to maintain the faith against assailants and seducers (2 Timothy 2:1; 2 Timothy 2:14; 2 Timot...
THEREFORE] will then. BE STRONG] show the strength which is yours as a Christian and as a minister of Christ. 2. The Apostle refers especially to the charge that he had given to Timothy at his ordinat...
HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK 2 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 APPEAL TO BE STRONG AND TO SUFFER (2:1-13) V1 You then, my child, be strong with the help of Christ Jesus...
II. (1) THOU THEREFORE, MY SON, BE STRONG IN THE GRACE THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS. — St. Paul, after the reference to the faithless Asiatics and the true loyal Onesiphorus, with which he interrupted his...
CHAPTER 29 THE NEED OF MACHINERY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND TRANSMISSION OF THE FAITH-THE MACHINERY OF THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH. - 2 Timothy 2:1 In this tenderly affectionate address we have a very early i...
to 2 Timothy 2:2. The leading thoughts in this section are (_a_) the Day of reward and judgment which is surely coming (2 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 1:18), (_b_) the unreasonableness therefore of cowardl...
σύ : emphatic, as in 1 Timothy 6:11 and ch. 2 Timothy 3:10; but the appeal is not primarily that Timothy should imitate Onesiphorus, or learn by the example of Phygelus and Hermogenes, but rather mark...
“A GOOD SOLDIER OF CHRIST JESUS” 2 Timothy 2:1 _ Soldier_, 2 Timothy 2:1: There is grace enough in Jesus for every need, but we must avail ourselves of it. We can expect nothing less than hardship, s...
In order to fulfil the ideal revealed in the instructions, Timothy was charged to "be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." The apostle employed three figures of speech, the soldier, the...
A MINISTER'S DUTY TO BE STRONG After telling Timothy of the two contrasting attitudes of brethren toward God's message bearer, Paul urged him to be strong like Onesiphorus. Remember, God gives the Chr...
Thou (1) therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (1) The conclusion of the former exhortation which has also a declaration added to it: how those who do not keep that worth...
_The grace which is in Christ Jesus; i.e. which is in thee by Christ Jesus. (Witham)_...
(1) В¶ Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (2) And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be ab...
CONTENTS The Apostle is exhorting Timothy in this Chapter, to Firmness, Constancy, and Perseverance. He useth several very beautiful Figures, in the Recommendation of those Graces....
Turning to the SECOND EPISTLE, we find that, although there is the same grand truth of the Saviour God maintained, the state of things had become sensibly worse, and the hour for the apostle's departu...
_STRENGTHENING GRACE_ ‘Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.’ 2 Timothy 2:1 The Holy Spirit speaking through St. Paul does not say ‘be strong’ merely. That would o...
1_Be strong in the grace _As he had formerly commanded him to keep, by the Spirit, that which was committed to him, so now he likewise enjoins him “to be strengthened in grace.” By this expression he...
The truth was the especial treasure committed to him; and he has not only to keep it, as we have seen, but to take care that it was propagated and communicated to others after him, and perhaps still f...
THOU THEREFORE, MY SON,.... The illative particle, "therefore", shows the connection between this and the preceding chapter; the appellation, "thou, my son", expresses the apostle's tender affection f...
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Ver. 1. _Be strong_] Together with the word there goes forth a power, as Luke 5:17. Exhortations are God's means to make us suc...
_Thou therefore, my son_ Animated by the example of fidelity and courage manifested by Onesiphorus; _be strong_ Ενδυναμου, _be encouraged and strengthened, in_ a firm reliance on _the grace that is in...
ADMONITION TO FAITHFULNESS IN THE MINISTRY....
THOU, THEREFORE, MY SON, BE STRONG IN THE GRACE THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS....
If in chapter 1 we have seen the blessedness of God's abiding presence in His beloved saints - whatever may be the human failure everywhere - now in chapter 2, verses 1 to 13, there is a resulting con...
1-7 As our trials increase, we need to grow stronger in that which is good; our faith stronger, our resolution stronger, our love to God and Christ stronger. This is opposed to our being strong in ou...
2 TIMOTHY CHAPTER 2 2 TIMOTHY 2:1 Timothy is exhorted to constancy and perseverance in the discharge of his duty, as a good soldier of Christ, looking for a certain reward of his fatigues and sufferin...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I And the things which thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also."[6] Tertullian On...
2 Timothy 2:1 You G4771 therefore G3767 my G3450 son G5043 strong G1743 (G5744) in G1722 grace G5485 in...
2 Timothy 2:1. THOU THEREFORE, _i.e._ as following the example of Onesiphorus. BE STRONG. The Greek verb, passive and not middle, implies at once the being strengthened, and the continuance in the s...
BE STRENGTHENED (ενδυναμου). Present passive imperative of ενδυναμοω. See already 1 Timothy 1:12; Romans 4:20; Philippians 4:13; Eph...
GRACE Grace (imparted). (Hebrews 4:16); (Romans 6:1); (2 Peter 3:18)....
2 Timothy 2:1. _Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus._ Is an exhortation to every one of us, not only to have grace, but to be strong in it. There are many professor...
2 Timothy 1:1. _Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall...
CONTENTS: Walk of a good soldier of Christ in times of apostasy. CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Timothy, David, Hymenaeus, Philetus, Satan. CONCLUSION: Those who have work to do for Christ must stir them...
2 Timothy 2:1. _Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus._ Be strong in the Lord, and in every virtue. This is chiefly repeated from Ephesians 6:10. 2 Timothy 2:3. _Endure hardness,_ or hardship...
AS FOR YOU, MY SON. The Circumcision Party in the province of Asia had all rejected Paul as apostle, therefore he will no longer be able to reason with them and oppose their false teaching. This _burd...
_Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus._ THE CONNECTION Οὐν points back to the defection of others, contrasting it with what St. Paul is satisfied will prove The fa...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 2 Timothy 2:1. BE STRONG.—R.V. “be strengthened,” and continue so. 2 Timothy 2:2. AMONG MANY WITNESSES.—The instrumental form, lit. “by the mediation of,” here is equ...
EXPOSITION 2 TIMOTHY 2:1 _Child _for _son_, A.V.; _strengthened _for _strong, _A.V. BE STRENGTHENED (ἐνδυναμοῦ)_; _more exactly (as Huther), _become strong, _or, which is the same thing, _strengthe...
CHAPTER II Ver. 1. _Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus._ This is the practical result which the preceding statements were intended to produce in the mind of...
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace (2 Timothy 2:1) You see, it is legalism that is threatening the church. This idea that you can work yourself into divine favor. So "be strong in the gra...
1 Corinthians 16:13; 1 Timothy 1:18; 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Corinthians 12:10;...
Therefore [ο υ ν]. In view of what has been said in the previous chapter. Be strong [ε ν δ υ ν α μ ο υ]. In Paul, Romans 4:20; Ephesians 6:10; Philippians 4:13. Lit. be strengthened inwardly. In the g...
THE CHRISTIAN'S TITLES 2 Timothy 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will discuss the seven distinctive names under which Paul addressed his son in the faith. As a prelude to these seven names, it might be h...
St. Paul having acquainted Timothy with the hard things which he had suffered from the gospel of Christ, and withal informed him how many had flinched for fear of suffering forsaking him and the cause...