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Verse 2 Timothy 1:4. _BEING MINDFUL OF THY TEARS_] Whether the
apostle refers to the affecting parting with the Ephesian Church,
mentioned Acts 20:37, or to the deep impressions made on Timothy's
hea...
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GREATLY DESIRING TO SEE THEE; - see 2 Timothy 4:9, 2 Timothy 4:21. It
was probably on, account of this earnest desire that this Epistle was
written. He wished to see him, not only on account of the wa...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. PAUL'S PERSONAL WORD TO TIMOTHY
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Paul's affectionate words and confidence (2 Timothy 1:1)_
2. Difficulties and assurance (2 Timothy 1:6)
3. Holding the fo...
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INTRODUCTORY SALUTATION (2 TIMOTHY 1:1 F.) AND THANKSGIVING (2 TIMOTHY
1:3). For the official form of salutation _cf._ 1 Timothy 1:1 f.*
Moved by affectionate remembrance, Paul, thanks God for some re...
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This is a letter from Paul, who was made an apostle of Christ Jesus by
the will of God, and whose apostleship was designed to make known to
all men God's promise of real life in Christ Jesus, to Timot...
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AN APOSTLE'S GLORY AND AN APOSTLE'S PRIVILEGE (2 Timothy 1:1-7)...
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GREATLY DESIRING. Greek. _epipotheo._ See Romans 1:11. see. App-133.
BEING MINDFUL. having remembered.
THAT. in order that. Greek _hina._
FILLED. App-125....
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Timothy's inheritance of Personal Faith and Ministerial Gifts a double
ground of Appeal
From what St Paul was himself follows now the first appeal to
Timothy, based on his affectionate remembrance of...
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_being mindful of thy tears_ At the close we must suppose of the visit
paid him by St Paul in accordance with the intention expressed 1
Timothy 3:14. It seems very awkward to insert this clause as a
s...
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EXPRESSION OF THANKSGIVING FOR TIMOTHY’S FAITH...
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ἘΠΙΠΟΘΩ͂Ν ΣΕ ἸΔΕΙ͂Ν, _desiring to see thee_, here
the natural longing of personal affection. Cp. Romans 1:9; 1
Thessalonians 3:6.
ΜΕΜΝΗΜΈΝΟΣ ΣΟΥ ΤΩ͂Ν ΔΑΚΡΎΩΝ, _remembering thy
tears_, probably those s...
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ΈΠΙΠΟΘΏΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΠΙΠΟΘΈΩ (G1971)
сильно желать, стремиться к (Spicq).
Предложное сочетание имеет
директивное значение (_см._ Philippians 1:8).
ΙΔΕΊ Ν _aor. act. inf. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708)...
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GREATLY DESIRING TO SEE THEE,— The intense thinking about a son who
had endeared himself to his father in the gospel by a filial anxiety
of heart, and many tears; who had suffered in all his afflictio...
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PAUL'S GRATITUDE, 2 Timothy 1:3-5
_TEXT 1:3-5_
3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience,
how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and
day 4 longi...
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Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may
be filled with joy;
DESIRING, [ epipothoon (G1971)] - 'with yearning as for one much
missed.'
MINDFUL OF THY TEARS - under pio...
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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...
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EXPRESSIONS OF AFFECTION AND EXHORTATIONS TO FAITHFULNESS
1, 2. Salutation. According to the promise of life] St. Paul declares
himself appointed an Apostle with the view of his spreading the
knowled...
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HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK
2 TIMOTHY
_IAN MACKERVOY_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
THE WRITER AND TO WHOM HE WROTE
At the end of the book of Acts, the *apostle Paul was still in pri...
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GREATLY DESIRING TO SEE THEE. — In view of that violent death which,
at this time a close prisoner, he saw was imminent, the memory, too,
of the tears of his friend made him long yet more earnestly to...
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μεμνημένος δακρύων : Parenthetical. St. Paul's
longing was made keener by his recollection of the tears Timothy had
shed at their last parting. So Chrys. fixes the occasion. We are
reminded of the sce...
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I know that your weak point is deficiency in moral courage. Be braced,
therefore, by the assurance that I am constantly thinking with
thankfulness and prayer about your genuine and inborn faith; and b...
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“STIR UP THE GIFT WHICH IS IN THEE”
2 Timothy 1:1
Lonely and facing death the Apostle fell back on the bedrock of the
will of God. If it were the divine plan that he should finish his
life-work in th...
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The second letter to Timothy was written from prison. Paul, conscious
of the evil existing in the Church, forecast the terrible days that
were coming. He was conscious also of the grave responsibility...
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TIMOTHY'S FAITH AND FAMILY HISTORY
Paul served God, as his fathers had, with a pure, or clear conscience
(Acts 23:1; Acts 24:16). The apostle's actions were always in accord
with that which he believe...
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(1) В¶ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, (2) To
Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the
Fath...
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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...
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The Second Epistle to Timothy has a very peculiar character. It is the
expression of his heart, who out side Palestine had, under God,
founded and built the assembly of God on earth, and it was writte...
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GREATLY DESIRING TO SEE THEE,.... In his former epistle he had desired
him to stay at Ephesus, there being some work for him to do, which
made it necessary he should continue; but now having answered...
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Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may
be filled with joy;
Ver. 4. _Being mindful of thy tears_] Timothy was a man of many tears,
so was David, Paul, Luther, Bradford, o...
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_Paul, an apostle by the will of God_ See 1 Corinthians 1:1;
_according to the promise of life_ Appointed to exhibit, by preaching
the gospel, and to bring men to, eternal life, promised by God to all...
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THY TEARS; when they parted.
FILLED WITH JOY; in meeting him again....
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PAUL REMINDS TIMOTHY OF HIS EARLY TRAINING AND ITS OBLIGATIONS....
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GREATLY DESIRING TO SEE THEE, BEING MINDFUL OF THY TEARS, THAT I MAY
BE FILLED WITH JOY;...
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Despite the fact of his heart being so drawn out in this epistle, Paul
writes as "an apostle," not as a servant, nor even as a brother. Does
this not stress the strongly authoritative character of tha...
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1-5 The promise of eternal life to believers in Christ Jesus, is the
leading subject of ministers who are employed according to the will of
God. The blessings here named, are the best we can ask for...
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There was a great brotherly love amongst primitive Christians, so as
the apostle often expresseth his desire to see such Christians as were
at a distance from him, ROMANS 1:11 1 THESSALONIANS 2:17; bu...
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2 Timothy 1:4 desiring G1971 (G5723) see G1492 (G5629) you G4571
mindful G3415 (G5772) your G4675 tears...
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NIGHT AND DAY
(νυκτος κα ημερας). Genitive of time, "by night and by
day." As in 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:10.LONGING
(επιποθων). Present active participle of επιποθεω, old
word, eigh...
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2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy,
my dearly beloved son:_
There is the greatest possible affe...
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2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,_
Paul takes high ground. He is not an apostle by the will of the
Church...
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2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy,
my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the...
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CONTENTS: Apostolic greetings and exhortations to Timothy.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Eunice, Phygelus,
Hermogenes, Onesiphorus.
CONCLUSION: The best of Christ's servants ne...
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2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul according to the promise of life which is in
Christ Jesus._ On this promise of eternal life the whole system of
revelation is built; for this cause Paul was made an apostle, that...
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I REMEMBER YOUR TEARS. Compare Acts 20:37; 2 Corinthians 2:4; Philemon
1:7. Timothy is Paul's dear friend!...
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2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 1:3 Enduring for the Gospel. Paul’s
thanksgiving (2 Timothy 1:3) leads to encouraging Timothy ...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
2 Timothy 1:3. I THANK GOD.—We have here the purely classical form,
which means “to entertain and show thankfulness.” WHOM I
SERVE.—The idea in the word is that of pai...
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EXPOSITION
2 TIMOTHY 1:1
_Christ Jesus _for _Jesus Christ, _A.V. and T.R.; _the life _for
_life, _A.V. The life is a little clearer than _life, _as showing that
"life" (not "promise") is the antecede...
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Vers. 3-5. _I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my forefathers in
a pure conscience._ The form of expression at the commencement,
χάριν ἔχω occurs only once again in St. Paul's acknowledged
epistl...
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Shall we turn now to second Timothy? This is the last epistle that
Paul wrote. He is again in prison in Rome. It would seem that he was
released from the first imprisonment and allowed a little more t...
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1 John 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 2:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:1; 2 Timothy 4:21;...
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Greatly desiring [ε π ι π ο θ ω ν]. Better, longing. Pastorals
only here. Quite frequent in Paul. See Romans 1:11; 2 Corinthians 5:2;
2 Corinthians 9:14;...
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SEVEN BIBLE MOTHERS
2 Timothy 1:1; _2 Timothy 3:13_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We are studying a theme today which should have in it much of value to
every one of us; even the men and the young men love mot...
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THE UPS AND DOWNS OF A CHRISTIAN
2 Timothy 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
It is a mistake to imagine that those who walk with Christ will find a
level pathway without any valley or any mountain top, a path...
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OUR GUIDE AMONG THE WRECKAGE
2 Timothy 1:3; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:14; 2 Timothy 4:1;...
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Being mindful of thy tears — Perhaps frequently shed, as well as at
the apostle's last parting with him....
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Observe here, The vehemency of affection which our apostle expresses
towards Timothy; he desired, greatly desired, to see him, and with the
sight of him to be filled with joy.
Note, That though we mu...