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Verse 2 Timothy 1:3. _WHOM I SERVE FROM_ MY _FOREFATHERS_] Being born
a _Jew_, I was carefully educated in the knowledge of the true God,
and the proper manner of worshipping him.
_WITH PURE CONSCIEN...
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I THANK GOD, WHOM I SERVE FROM MY FOREFATHERS - Paul reckoned among
his forefathers the patriarchs and the holy men of former times, as
being of the same nation with himself, though it may be that he...
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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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THANK. See 1 Timothy 1:12.
SERVE. App-190.
FOREFATHERS. Greek. _progonos._ See 1 Timothy 5:4.
WITH. in. Greek. _en._
WITHOUT CEASING. Greek. _adialeiptos._ See Romans 9:2
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_whom I serve … with pure conscience_ The verb -serve" with its noun
-service" was specially used to render the worship of Jehovah by the
covenant people; it is the same as in St Paul's profession bef...
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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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ΘΕΩ͂Ι. D2*E* and some other authorities add μου, plainly from
a reminiscence of Romans 1:8.
3. ΧΆΡΙΝ ἜΧΩ. see on 1 Timothy 1:12.
The construction is not quite clear, but it seems best to take
ὑπόμνησ...
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EXPRESSION OF THANKSGIVING FOR TIMOTHY’S FAITH...
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ΈΧΩ _praes. ind. act._ (G2192) иметь,
ΧΆΡΙΝ ΈΧ ΤΏ ΘΕ "я благодарю Бога" "я
воздаю хвалу Богу". Это слово
обозначает благодарность человека,
который удостоился милости от своего
благодетеля; в те врем...
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_2 TIMOTHY 1:3_.— St. Paul,in what follows, seems to intimate that
the Judaizers were not only ashamed of him in his present sufferings,
but gloried over him; so far were they themselves from being wi...
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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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I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience,
that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night
and day;
I THANK, [ charin (G5485) echoo (G2192)] - 'I feel...
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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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1:3 serve (b-8) _ Latreuo_ . see Matthew 4:10 ....
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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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I THANK GOD. — The exact reference of these words of thankfulness on
the part of St. Paul has been the subject of much argument. Although
the sense is a little obscured by the long parenthesis which
i...
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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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χάριν ἔχω : The expression of thanksgiving in the exordium of
an epistle is usually prefaced by St. Paul with εὐχαριστῶ
(Romans 1:8; 1 Corinthians 1:4; Philippians 1:3;...
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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) I thank God, whom I serve from [my] (b) forefathers with pure
conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my
prayers night and day;
(1) The purpose that he aims at in this epist...
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_Whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience. That is,
have always served and worshipped the one true God, as my forefathers
had done, which was true, even when he persecuted the Christian...
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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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3_I give thanks _The meaning usually assigned to these words is, that
Paul “gives thanks to God,” and next assigns the cause or ground
of thanksgiving; namely, that he is unceasingly mindful of Timoth...
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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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I THANK GOD,.... After the inscription and salutation follows the
preface to the epistle; which contains a thanksgiving to God upon
Timothy's account, and has a tendency to engage his attention to wha...
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I thank God, whom I serve from _my_ forefathers with pure conscience,
that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night
and day;
Ver. 3. _Whom I serve from my forefathers_] Those tw...
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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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FROM MY FOREFATHERS; as I have received from them, both by example and
precept, the duty of living in all good conscience before God. Acts
23:1. True religion is in all ages the same. Pious ancestors...
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I THANK GOD, WHOM I SERVE FROM MY FOREFATHERS WITH PURE CONSCIENCE,
THAT WITHOUT CEASING I HAVE REMEMBRANCE OF THEE IN MY PRAYERS NIGHT
AND DAY;...
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PAUL REMINDS TIMOTHY OF HIS EARLY TRAINING AND ITS OBLIGATIONS....
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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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Paul here by his FOREFATHERS either intends his immediate parents, or
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for he served the same God whom they
served. But how did Paul from his forefathers serve God _with pure...
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Origen de Principiis Book II
, that "on these two commandments hang the law and the prophets? "For
how shall that which is strange and foreign to God depend upon Him?
And when Paul says, "I thank my...
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2 Timothy 1:3 thank G2192 (G5719) G5485 God G2316 whom G3739 serve
G3000 (G5719) with G1722 pure...
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2 Timothy 1:3. WHOM I SERVE FROM MY FOREFATHERS. The English word
suggests more remote ancestors than were in St. Paul's thoughts. We
have no word that precisely answers to the Greek, and are compelle...
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I THANK
(χαριν εχω). "I have gratitude." As in 1 Timothy 1:12.
Robinson cites examples of this phrase from the papyri. It occurs also
in Luke 17:9; Acts 2:47. Χαρις in doxologies Paul uses ...
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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, to Timothy,
my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the...
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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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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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WHOM I SERVE WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE. The _circumcision party_ said
Paul was a traitor to God because he preached the Good News to the
Gentiles without forcing them to convert to Judaism. But Paul cou...
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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 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:10; 1
Timothy 1:19;...
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I thank God [χ α ρ ι ν ε χ ω τ ω θ ε ω]. Lit. I have
thanks to God. The phrase in Luke 17:9; Acts 2:47; o P. unless 2
Corinthians 1:15; 130 1 Timothy 1:12
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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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Whom I serve from my forefathers — That is, whom both I and my
ancestors served. With a pure conscience — He always worshipped God
according to his conscience, both before and after his conversion One...
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But how could Paul, before conversion, be said to serve the God of his
forefathers with. pure conscience, when he was. persecutor, and the
chief of sinners?
ANS. The meaning is, That he worshipped th...