Wesley's Explanatory Notes
2 Timothy 1:5
Which dwelt — A word not applied to a transient guest, but only to a settled inhabitant. First — Probably this was before Timothy was born, yet not beyond St. Paul's memory.
Which dwelt — A word not applied to a transient guest, but only to a settled inhabitant. First — Probably this was before Timothy was born, yet not beyond St. Paul's memory.
Verse 5. _THE UNFEIGNED FAITH THAT IS IN THEE_] Timothy had given the fullest proof of the sincerity of his conversion, and of the purity of his faith. _WHICH DWELT FIRST IN THY GRANDMOTHER LOIS_] I...
WHEN I CALL TO REMEMBRANCE THE UNFEIGNED FAITH THAT IS IN THEE; - notes, 1 Timothy 1:5. On the faith of Timothy, see the notes at 1 Timothy 4:6. WHICH DWELT FIRST IN THY GRANDMOTHER LOIS - That is, th...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. PAUL'S PERSONAL WORD TO TIMOTHY CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Paul's affectionate words and confidence (2 Timothy 1:1)_ 2. Difficulties and assurance (2 Timothy 1:6) 3. Holding the fo...
INTRODUCTORY SALUTATION (2 TIMOTHY 1:1 F.) AND THANKSGIVING (2 TIMOTHY 1:3). For the official form of salutation _cf._ 1 Timothy 1:1 f.* Moved by affectionate remembrance, Paul, thanks God for some re...
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 Timot...
AN APOSTLE'S GLORY AND AN APOSTLE'S PRIVILEGE (2 Timothy 1:1-7)...
WHEN. CALL, &c. Literally Having received remembrance (Greek. _hupomnesis._ Here and 2 Peter 1:13; 2 Peter 3:1). UNFEIGNED. See 1 Timothy 1:5. FAITH. App-150. THAT IS. Omit. dwelt
_remembrance_ The noun occurs only 2Pe 1:13; 2 Peter 3:1, besides in N. T.; the verb Titus 3:1, where see note, 2 Peter 1:12, &c. _the unfeigned faith that is in thee_ -Unfeigned," -true and trusty....
Timothy's inheritance of Personal Faith and Ministerial Gifts a double ground of Appeal From what St Paul was himself follows now the first appeal to Timothy, based on his affectionate remembrance of...
EXPRESSION OF THANKSGIVING FOR TIMOTHY’S FAITH...
ΛΑΒΏΝ. So א*ACG; the rec. text is λαμβάνων with אcD2EKL and the Latin versions. 5. ὙΠΌΜΝΗΣΙΝ ΛΑΒΏΝ, _having been put in remembrance_, lit., having received a ‘reminder.’ ὑπόμνησις (only again in 2Ma 6...
ΎΠΌΜΝΗΣΙΣ (G5280) воспоминание, напоминание. Слово обозначает внешнее напоминание (Lock), ΛΑΒΏΝ _aor. act. part. от_ ΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G2983) получать. _Aor._ обозначает логически предшествующее действие по о...
IN THY GRANDMOTHER LOIS, &C.— This is one _internal mark,_ among a multitude, of the genuineness of this epistle: for we find, Acts 16:1 that Timothy was of Jewish descent by his mother's side, but no...
PAUL'S GRATITUDE, 2 Timothy 1:3-5 _TEXT 1:3-5_ 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day 4 longi...
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. WHEN I CALL TO REMEMBRANCE .....
2 Timothy had been with the apostle in Rome, whence he was probably sent to Philippi (Php_2:19). The most loving and intimate relations existed between them, and Paul continually refers to him as his...
1:5 mind (c-3) Or, 'I am thankful ... calling to mind.' been] (d-9) A verb is needed in English, and 'has been' is warranted by the apostle's 'calling to mind.'...
EXPRESSIONS OF AFFECTION AND EXHORTATIONS TO FAITHFULNESS 1, 2. Salutation. According to the promise of life] St. Paul declares himself appointed an Apostle with the view of his spreading the knowled...
EUNICE] is simply described in Acts 16:1 as 'a woman that was a Jewess.' She was Lois' daughter, Timothy's father was a Greek....
HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK 2 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS LETTER THE WRITER AND TO WHOM HE WROTE At the end of the book of Acts, the *apostle Paul was still in pri...
WHEN I CALL TO REMEMBRANCE THE UNFEIGNED FAITH THAT IS IN THEE. — It is for the “unfeigned faith” which he was confident dwelt still in his dearest and best loved companion, whom he had intrusted with...
I know that your weak point is deficiency in moral courage. Be braced, therefore, by the assurance that I am constantly thinking with thankfulness and prayer about your genuine and inborn faith; and b...
ὑπόμνησιν λαβών : _Having been reminded_. Not to be connected with the clause immediately preceding, as R.V.m. ὑπόμνησις, a _reminder, i.e._, an act of recollection specially excited by a particular p...
“STIR UP THE GIFT WHICH IS IN THEE” 2 Timothy 1:1 Lonely and facing death the Apostle fell back on the bedrock of the will of God. If it were the divine plan that he should finish his life-work in th...
The second letter to Timothy was written from prison. Paul, conscious of the evil existing in the Church, forecast the terrible days that were coming. He was conscious also of the grave responsibility...
TIMOTHY'S FAITH AND FAMILY HISTORY Paul served God, as his fathers had, with a pure, or clear conscience (Acts 23:1; Acts 24:16). The apostle's actions were always in accord with that which he believe...
Thy grandmother, Lois. The principal intention St. Paul seems to have had in writing this second epistle to Timothy, was, to comfort him under the many hardships under which he laboured for the faith...
(1) В¶ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, (2) To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Fath...
Turning to the SECOND EPISTLE, we find that, although there is the same grand truth of the Saviour God maintained, the state of things had become sensibly worse, and the hour for the apostle's departu...
5_Calling to remembrance that unfeigned faith _Not so much for the purpose of applauding as of exhorting Timothy, the Apostle commends both his own faith and that of his grandmother and mother; for, w...
The Second Epistle to Timothy has a very peculiar character. It is the expression of his heart, who out side Palestine had, under God, founded and built the assembly of God on earth, and it was writte...
WHEN I CALL TO REMEMBRANCE THE UNFEIGNED FAITH THAT IS IN THEE,.... This caused him to give thanks to God for it, whose gift it is and made him the more desirous of seeing one, who was a true believer...
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Ver. 5. _In thy grandmother Loi...
_Paul, an apostle by the will of God_ See 1 Corinthians 1:1; _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...
WHEN I CALL TO REMEMBRANCE THE UNFEIGNED FAITH THAT IS IN THEE, WHICH DWELT FIRST IN THY GRANDMOTHER LOIS AND THY MOTHER EUNICE, AND I AM PERSUADED THAT IN THEE ALSO....
PAUL REMINDS TIMOTHY OF HIS EARLY TRAINING AND ITS OBLIGATIONS....
Despite the fact of his heart being so drawn out in this epistle, Paul writes as "an apostle," not as a servant, nor even as a brother. Does this not stress the strongly authoritative character of tha...
1-5 The promise of eternal life to believers in Christ Jesus, is the leading subject of ministers who are employed according to the will of God. The blessings here named, are the best we can ask for...
The apostle expresseth another cause of his affection to Timothy, viz. his sincere owning and adhering to the profession of the gospel; as his GRANDMOTHER LOIS and his MOTHER EUNICE had done before hi...
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VII Of Ephesus, Timotheus, ordained by Paul; and John, by me John. Of Smyrna, Aristo the first; after whom Strataeas the son of Lois;[196]...
2 Timothy 1:5 call G2983 (G5723) remembrance G5280 genuine G505 faith G4102 in G1722 you G4671 which G3748 dwelt...
2 Timothy 1:5. WHEN I CALL TO REMEMBRANCE. Warm as the words sound, there is just the shadow of a misgiving in them. He has to call to mind the past in order to feel confident for the future. THY GRA...
HAVING BEEN REMINDED (υπομνησιν λαβων). "Having received (second aorist active participle of λαμβανω) a reminder" (old word from υπομιμνησκω, to remind, in N.T. only here and 1 Peter 1:13). For the...
2 Timothy 1:5 The Moral Quality of Faith. It is not often that the old reformer, preparing to quit the scene of his labours, bequeaths to his young successor such parting counsels as those of Paul to...
2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,_ Paul takes high ground. He is not an apostle by the will of the Church...
2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the...
2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dearly beloved son:_ There is the greatest possible affe...
CONTENTS: Apostolic greetings and exhortations to Timothy. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Eunice, Phygelus, Hermogenes, Onesiphorus. CONCLUSION: The best of Christ's servants ne...
2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus._ On this promise of eternal life the whole system of revelation is built; for this cause Paul was made an apostle, that...
I REMEMBER. Compare Ephesians 1:15. THE KIND OF FAITH. Timothy was a second-generation Christian. See note on Acts 16:1 and introduction to First Timothy. Note also the _chain of influence_ which bega...
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 1:3 Enduring for the Gospel. Paul’s thanksgiving (2 Timothy 1:3) leads to encouraging Timothy ...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 2 Timothy 1:3. I THANK GOD.—We have here the purely classical form, which means “to entertain and show thankfulness.” WHOM I SERVE.—The idea in the word is that of pai...
EXPOSITION 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 antecede...
Vers. 3-5. _I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience._ The form of expression at the commencement, χάριν ἔχω occurs only once again in St. Paul's acknowledged epistl...
Shall we turn now to second Timothy? This is the last epistle that Paul wrote. He is again in prison in Rome. It would seem that he was released from the first imprisonment and allowed a little more t...
1 Peter 1:22; 1 Timothy 1:5; 1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Corinthians 6:6;...
When I call to remembrance [υ π ο μ ν η σ ι ν λ α β ω ν]. The object of carin ecw ver. 3. Lit. having received a reminding. The phrases N. T.. o. Upomnhsiv reminding (but sometimes intransitive, remem...
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF A CHRISTIAN 2 Timothy 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is a mistake to imagine that those who walk with Christ will find a level pathway without any valley or any mountain top, a path...
SEVEN BIBLE MOTHERS 2 Timothy 1:1; _2 Timothy 3:13_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are studying a theme today which should have in it much of value to every one of us; even the men and the young men love mot...
OUR GUIDE AMONG THE WRECKAGE 2 Timothy 1:3; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:14; 2 Timothy 4:1;...
This is another reason why St. Paul so earnestly desired. sight of his dear son Timothy, namely,. remembrance of his faith, as well as of his tears; which faith is described by the qulaity of it, UNFE...