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 marks the intensity of the apostle's anxiety for the future conduct of Timothy in the Church; and similarly οὖν is resumptive of all the considerations and appeals for loyalty in chap. 1.

τέκνον : See note on 1 Timothy 1:2.

ἐνδυναμοῦ ἐν, κ. τ. λ.: The thought is resumed from 2 Timothy 1:8-9, and expanded in 2 Timothy 2:3-13. The closest parallel is that in Ephesians 6:10, ἐνδυναμοῦσθε ἐν Κυρίῳ, κ. τ. λ. See note on 1 Timothy 1:12 and reff., esp. Romans 4:20; Philippians 4:13. Although the verb is passive, as indicated in the R.V., those who are, or who are exhorted to be, strengthened are not merely passive recipients of an influence from without. The act of reception involves man's co-operation with God. Compare “Abide in me, and I in you” (John 15:4). The perfection of God's power is conditioned by the weakness of man (2 Corinthians 12:9).

τῇ χάριτι τῇ ἐν Χρ. Ἰησ.: The two passages, 2 Corinthians 12:9, and Ephesians 6:10, alluded to in the last note, explain this. Grace here has its simplest theological meaning, as the divine help, the unmerited gift of assistance that comes from God.

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