2 Timothy 2:1

CHAPTER II.

He exhorts Timothy to constancy, fidelity, and courage; and to

acquit himself as a true soldier of Jesus Christ; and patiently

expect the fruit of his labours, 1-7.

What the apostle's doctrine was relative to Christ, 8.

He mentions his own sufferings and consolations, 9-13.

What Timothy is to preach, how he is to acquit himself, and what

he is to shun, 14-16.

Of Hymeneus and Philetus, and their errors, 17, 18.

Of the foundation of God, and its security, 19.

The simile of a great house and its utensils, 20, 21.

Timothy is to avoid youthful lusts, and foolish and unlearned

questions, 22, 23.

How he is to act in reference to false teachers, 24-26.

NOTES ON CHAP. II.

Verse 2 Timothy 2:1. Be strong in the grace] Though the genuine import of the word grace is favour, yet it often implies an active principle communicated from God; light directing how to act, and power enabling to act according to the light.