διδασκαλίᾳ : See note on 1 Timothy 1:10.

ἀγωγῇ : conduct (R.V.). The A.V., manner of life has perhaps reference to guiding principles of conduct rather than to the external expression of them, which is meant here.

προθέσει : For πρόθεσις in this sense of human purpose see reff. Here it means what St. Paul had set before himself as the aim of his life. In Romans 8:28; Romans 9:11; Ephesians 1:11; Ephesians 3:11; 2 Timothy 1:9 the word is used of God's eternal purpose for man.

ὑπομονῇ : See on 1 Timothy 6:11.

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