ἀγαπητῷ : On the variation here from γνησίῳ, which occurs in 1 Timothy 1:2 and Titus 1:4, see the note in the former place. 2 Timothy 1:5 (“the unfeigned faith that is in thee”) proves that St. Paul did not wish to hint that Timothy had ceased to be his γνήσιον τέκνον. Timothy is St. Paul's τέκνον ἀγαπητόν also in 1 Corinthians 4:17. ἀγαπητός is complete in itself: it does not require the explanatory addition, ἐν πίστει, or κατὰ κοινὴν πίστιν.

χάρις, κ. τ. λ.: See note on 1 Timothy 1:2.

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