17 Now to athe King eternal, bimmortal, cinvisible, to God dwho alone is wise, ebe honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Fight the Good Fight
18 This1 charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,
20 of whom are aHymenaeus and bAlexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to cblaspheme.
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Book Notes:
Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
I Timothy
I Timothy
Assuming the Pauline authorship the facts shape up after this fashion. Paul had been in Ephesus (I Timothy 1:3) after his arrival from Rome, which was certainly before the burning of Rome in AD 64. He had left Timothy in charge of the work in Ephesus and has gone on into Macedonia (I Timothy 1:3), possibly to Philippi as he had hoped (Philippians 2:24). He wishes to help Timothy meet the problems of doctrine (against the Gnostics), discipline, and church training which are increasingly urgent. There are personal touches of a natural kind about Timothy's own growth and leadership. There are wise words here from the greatest of all preachers to a young minister whom Paul loved.