2 Timothy 3:10

But thou hast fully known my doctrine The ms. authority on the whole favours the aorist, which suits also the aorists of 2 Timothy 3:14 and does not assert, as the perfect would, the certainty of Timothy's settled continuance in -following." The perfect may have come in from 1 Timothy 4:6, where it is more appropriate in connexion with the present participle -being continuously nourished." On the meaning of the word see note there: thou didst closely follow.

my doctrine; manner of life Again, teaching; cf. 1 Timothy 1:10. -Manner of life" is a word occurring here only in N.T., a substantive derived from the verb used above -led" 2 Timothy 3:6 and Romans 8:14, which shews how conduct is the natural derived sense; cf. Gifford's note -all who are moved and guided by the Spirit and follow His guidance." The word is classical in the general sense of -guidance," -course," -training"; and occurs Ar. Eth. N. x. vii. 3, as here.

purpose In 2 Timothy 1:9, and wherever else it is used in St Paul's epistles, refers to God's purpose and plan of salvation. It occurs four times in N.T. to render" the shew-bread." But in Acts 11:23 it is used of Barnabas who -exhorted them all that with purpose of heartthey would cleave unto the Lord," and this is exactly the force here.

faith In the same general and usual sense as in 2 Timothy 2:22; 1 Timothy 6:11, where -love" and -brave patience" also occur; for this last see also note on 2 Timothy 2:10.

longsuffering Occurs with -brave patience" or -endurance" in Colossians 1:11, where Lightfoot distinguishes thus: -While "endurance" is the temper which does not easily succumb under suffering, "long-suffering" is the self-restraint which does not hastily retaliate a wrong. The one is opposed to cowardiceor despondency, the other to wrathor revenge(Proverbs 15:18)." In 1 Timothy 6:11 this -endurance" is coupled with -meekness of heart" which is rather the opposite of -rudeness," -harshness." See 2 Timothy 2:25, and note.

charity As throughout N.T., love.