2 Timothy 1:1-2 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 1:1

Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ ,.... Not of men, nor by men, but by Jesus Christ, from whom he was sent; by whom he was qualified; in whose name he came, and ministered; and whom he preached. Of his name Paul, and of his office, as an apostle; see Gill on Romans 1:1 into which office he came by the will of God ; not by the will of man, no, not of the best of men, of James, Cephas, or John, or any of the other apostles; nor by his own will, he did not thrust himself into this office,... 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 1:1

Paul an apostle - St. Paul at once shows his office, the authority on which he held it, and the end for which it was given him. He was an apostle - an extraordinary ambassador from heaven. He had his apostleship by the will of God - according to the counsel and design of God's infinite wisdom and goodness. And he was appointed that he might proclaim that eternal life which God had in view for mankind by the incarnation of his Son Jesus Christ, and which was the end of all the promises he had... 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 1:1

Verse 1 1Paul an Apostle From the very preface we already perceive that Paul had not in view Timothy alone; other wise he would not have employed such lofty titles in asserting his apostleship; for what purpose would it have served to employ these ornaments of language in writing to one who was fully convinced of the fact? He, therefore, lays claim to that authority over all which belonged to his public character and he does this the more diligently, because, being near death, he wishes to... 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

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1

Christ Jesus for Jesus Christ, A.V. and T.R.; the life for life, A.V. The life is a little clearer than life, as showing that "life" (not "promise") is the antecedent to "which." According to the promise denotes the subject matter with which, as an apostle, he had to deal, viz. the promise of eternal life in Christ Jesus, and the end for which he was called, viz. to preach that promise (comp. Titus 1:2 ). 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 1:1

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

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

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1

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