According to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus (kat epaggelian zwhv thv en Xristw Ihsou). "With a view to the fulfilment of the promise." See Titus 1:1 for this same use of kata. For kat epaggelian see Galatians 3:29. See I Timothy 4:8 for the phrase "promise of life." Here or there "life that in Christ Jesus" includes the present as well as the future.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Timothy 1:1:
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