2 Timothy 1:2 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy, my dearly beloved son; - See the notes at 1 Timothy 1:2.Grace, mercy, and peace - see the notes at Romans 1:7. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 1:1-5

2 Timothy 1:1-5. Paul, an apostle by the will of God See 1 Corinthians 1:1-5; according to the promise of life Appointed to exhibit, by preaching the gospel, and to bring men to, eternal life, promised by God to all true believers; in And through; Christ Jesus Who hath revealed and procured it. I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers That is, whom both I and my ancestors served, or, whom I serve as the holy patriarchs did of old; with a pure conscience He always worshipped... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-18

1:1-2:13 ENCOURAGEMENT TO TIMOTHYNeed for courage and faithfulness (1:1-18)Paul recalls the time when he left Timothy behind in Ephesus, and remembers how Timothy wept as they parted. He longs to see him again (1:1-4). No doubt the quality of Timothy’s faith, which so attracted Paul to him, was largely the result of a godly upbringing by those of sincere faith (5). At the beginning of Timothy’s ministry Paul had shown publicly that he believed Timothy to be divinely gifted for his work. He... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Timothy 1:2

dearly beloved. App-135 . son . App-108 . Grace. App-184 . from . App-104 . Father . App-98 . Lord. App-98 . Compare Philippians 1:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:1 . 1 Timothy 1:1 , 1 Timothy 1:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:2

to Timothy, my beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.This verse is almost identical with 1 Timothy 1:2, which see. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 1:2

2. my dearly beloved son—In 1 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4, written at an earlier period than this Epistle, the expression used is in the Greek, "my genuine son." ALFORD sees in the change of expression an intimation of an altered tone as to Timothy, more of mere love, and less of confidence, as though Paul saw m him a want of firmness, whence arose the need of his stirring up afresh the faith and grace in Him (Titus 1:4- :). But this seems to me not justified by the Greek word agapetos, which... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 1:1-2

I. SALUTATION 1:1-2As usual, Paul wrote what he did in his salutation partially to set the tone for his emphasis in the rest of the epistle. There are only three particulars in which this salutation differs from the one in 1 Timothy.First, Paul attributed his calling as an apostle to "the will of God" (2 Timothy 1:1) rather than to the command of God. The wording here is what Paul used in several of his other epistles (1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, and Colossians). The two terms are very... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:1-18

Expressions of Affection and Exhortations to Faithfulness1, 2. Salutation. According to the promise of life] St. Paul declares himself appointed an Apostle with the view of his spreading the knowledge of the life which had been promised and was now being enjoyed by Christians adopted in Christ.3-5. The happy assurance of Timothy’s faithfulness which St. Paul’s recollections of past years supply him with. 3. I thank God] The construction is involved. What St. Paul thanks God for is Timothy’s... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Timothy 1:2

(2) To Timothy, my dearly beloved son.—More accurately, (my) beloved son. The words used in the address of the First Epistle were “my own son” (γνησίω̩ τέκνω̩). The change in the words was probably owing to St. Paul’s feeling that, in spite of his earnest request for Timothy to come to him with all speed, these lines were in reality his farewell to his trusted friend and more than son, hence the loving word.Grace, mercy, and peace . . .—See Notes on 1 Timothy 1:2. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Timothy 1:1-18

2 Timothy 1:5 St. Basil the Great owed his earliest religious education to his grandmother Macrina, who brought him up with his brothers, and formed them upon the doctrine of the great Origenist and saint of Pontus, Gregory Thaumaturgus. Canon Travers Smith wrote in his Life of St. Basil: 'Macrina had not only been taught by the best Christian instructors, but had herself with her husband suffered for the faith. In the persecutions of Maximin she and her family were driven from their home and... read more