2 Timothy 1:2

2 Timothy 1:2

Greeting

1 Paul, an apostle of¹ Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the ^apromise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

2 To Timothy, a ^abeloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Timothy’s Faith and Heritage

3 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my ^aforefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day,

4 greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy,

5 when I call to remembrance ^athe genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and ^byour mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Beloved (agaphtoi). Instead of gnhsiw (genuine) in I Timothy 1:2. He had already called Timothy agaphton (verbal adjective of agapaw) in I Corinthians 4:17, an incidental and strong proof that it is Paul who is writing here. This argument applies to each of the Pastorals for Paul is known by other sources (Acts and previous Pauline Epistles) to sustain precisely the affectionate relation toward Timothy and Titus shown in the Pastorals.

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