2 Timothy 1:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-5

Here is, I. The inscription of the epistle Paul calls himself an apostle by the will of God, merely by the good pleasure of God, and by his grace, which he professes himself unworthy of. According to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, or according to the gospel. The gospel is the promise of life in Christ Jesus; life is the end, and Christ the way, John 14:6. The life is put into the promise, and both are sure in Christ Jesus the faithful witness; for all the promises of God in... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:1-7

1:1-7 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 Timothy his own beloved child. Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God, the Father, and from Christ Jesus, our Lord. I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my forefathers did before me, for all that you are to me, just as in my prayers I never cease to remember you, for,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:1-7

Paul's object in writing is to inspire and strengthen Timothy for his task in Ephesus. Timothy was young and he had a hard task in battling against the heresies and the infections that were bound to threaten the Church. So, then, in order to keep his courage high and his effort strenuous, Paul reminds Timothy of certain things. (i) He reminds him of his own confidence in him. There is no greater inspiration than to feel that someone believes in us. An appeal to honour is always more... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy, my dearly beloved son ,.... Not in a natural, but in a spiritual sense; and not on account of his being an instrument of his conversion, but by reason of that instruction in the doctrines of the Gospel which he gave him, it being usual to call disciples children; and he calls him so, because as a son, he, being young in years, served with him, and under him, as a father, in the Gospel of Christ; for whom he had a very great affection, on account of his having been a companion... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy, my dearly beloved son - See the note on 1 Timothy 1:2 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:2

Verse 2 2My beloved son By this designation he not only testifies his love of Timothy, but procures respect and submission to him; because he wishes to be acknowledged in him, as one who may justly be called his son, (137) The reason of the appellation is, that he had begotten him in Christ; for, although this honor belongs to God alone, yet it is also transferred to ministers, whose agency he employs for regenerating us. Grace, mercy The word mercy, which he employs here, is commonly left out... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-2

The apostle's address and greeting. This Epistle, which has been well described as "the last will and testament" of the apostle, written as it was under the very shadow of death, opens with a touching evidence of personal interest in Timothy. I. THE ORIGIN AND DESIGN OF THE APOSTLESHIP . "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God." 1 . He was an apostle. 2 . The design of his apostleship was " according to the promise of life which is in Christ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-7

Reminiscences. A ring once given to an old and loved friend, who in later life had been cut off from the former loving intercourse by the inevitable course of events, bore this touching inscription, "Cara memoria dei primieri anni" (dear memory of old times). The memories of a happy unclouded youth, of youthful friendships, of joyous days, of pursuits lit up by sanguine hopes and bright expectations, are indeed often among the most precious treasures of the heart. And in like manner the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Address and salutation. "Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." The language is similar to what is found in other of Paul's Epistles. The peculiarity is that his apostleship is here associated with the promise of the gospel, which like a rainbow spans our sky in this dark world. It is the promise by preeminence;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:2

Beloved child for dearly beloved son, A.V.; peace for and peace, A.V. My beloved child. In 1 Timothy 1:2 (as in Titus 1:4 ) it is "my true child," or "my own son," A.V. The idea broached by some commentators, that this variation in expression marks some change in St. Paul's confidence in Timothy, seems utterly unfounded. The exhortations to boldness and courage which follow were the natural results of the danger in which St. Paul's own life was, and the depression of spirits... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-5

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:1-7

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 1:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:2

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