Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
1. "Son in the faith" - In the Catholic Church, the priest is called "Father" as a religious title - Is this biblical? What is the difference in a priest and Paul?
2. Timothy - Who is Timothy? What nationality is he? How old is he? How does Paul feel about this man? Can he be trusted?
Verse 1 Timothy 1:2. _MY OWN SON IN THE FAITH_] Brought to salvation through Christ by my ministry alone. Probably the apostle speaks here according to this Jewish maxim: כל המלמר בן תכירו תורה מעלה...
UNTO TIMOTHY - For an account of Timothy, see Intro. Section 1. MY OWN SON IN THE FAITH - Converted to the Christian faith by my instrumentality, and regarded by me with the affection of a father; see...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. CONCERNING DOCTRINE CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The salutation (1 Timothy 1:1)_ 2. The charge concerning false doctrine (1 Timothy 1:3) 3. The law, its use, and in contrast with gra...
I. INTRODUCTORY· (_a_) 1 Timothy 1:1 F. SALUTATION. Paul greets Timothy, his true son in the faith. The character of his communication leads him to write, even to a personal friend, in his official c...
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the royal command of God, our Saviour, and of Jesus Christ, our Hope, writes this letter to Timothy, his true child in the faith. Grace, mercy and peace be to you...
THE ROYAL COMMAND (1 Timothy 1:1-2)...
UNTO. To. OWN. Greek. _gesios_. See 2 Corinthians 8:8. SON. App-108. IN. App-104. FAITH. App-110. GRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE. This salutation is peculiar to the Epistles to Timothy and Titus. GRACE...
my _own son in the faith_ Better, MY TRUE CHILD IN FAITH with R.V.; CHILD, because the word is used, as the Greek _teknon_is, (1) of specially tender affectionateness, (2) of the spiritual relationshi...
ΠΑΤΡΌΣ. So א*AD2*Gdfg; πατρὸς ἡμῶν אcD2cKLP. 2. ΤΙΜΟΘΈΩΙ ΓΝΗΣΊΩΙ ΤΈΚΝΩΙ ἘΝ ΠΊΣΤΕΙ. _To Timothy, true child in faith._ Timothy (see Acts 16:1-3) might fitly be so described; ἐν πίστει expresses the sph...
1, 2. SALUTATION...
ΓΝΉΣΙΟΣ (G1103) подлинный, истинный, законный, законнорожденный. Хотя отец Тимофея был язычником, а мать — иудейской, и его происхождение, по иудейским правилам, считалось незаконным, его отношения с...
MY OWN SON, &C.— It is not certain from the history that Timothy was converted by St. Paul: See Acts 16:1. It seems therefore that he calls him _his son,_ to express the parental affection that he had...
INTRODUCTION 1:1, 2 _Text 1:1, 2_ 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope: 2 unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy,...
Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. MY OWN [ gneesioo (G1103 )] SON - `a genuine son' (cf. Acts 16:1;...
3 Translators have experienced much difficulty with this opening sentence, because it seemed to lack the principal verb. The A V adds _ so do_, the Revisers _ so do I now_. It is very seldom that any...
1:2 our (c-13) Or 'the.'...
TIMOTHY REMINDED OF HIS COMMISSION, AND EXHORTED TO EARNESTNESS 1, 2. Salutation. An apostle] St. Peter and St. John, with regard to whose position no question was raised, are content to call themselv...
_My_ OWN SON IN THE FAITH] see 1 Timothy 3:13 and Titus 1:4. St. Paul speaks of Onesimus in like terms as 'my son whom I have begotten in my bonds' (Philemon 1:10)....
HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH 1 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS LETTER The record in the book of Acts ends with the *apostle Paul in prison in *Rome. That was about AD 60 and he was there f...
MY OWN SON IN THE FAITH. — Timothy was St. Paul’s very own son. No fleshly relationship existed between the two, but a closer and far dearer connection. St. Paul had taken him while yet a very young m...
CHAPTER 3 THE DOCTRINE CONDEMNED IN THE PASTORAL EPISTLES A JEWISH FORM OF GNOSTICISM-THE GNOSTIC'S PROBLEM. - 1 Timothy 1:2 THIS Epistle falls into two main divisions, of which the first continues d...
CHAPTER 2 1 Timothy TIMOTHY THE BELOVED DISCIPLE OF ST. PAUL-HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER.- 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2 IN the relation of St. Paul to Timothy we have one of those beautiful friendships b...
SALUTATION. 1 Timothy 1:1. ἀπόστολος Χρ. Ἰησ. The use of this official title is an indication that the Pastoral Epistles were not merely private letters (_ctr_. Παῦλος δέσμιος Χρ. Ἰησ., Philemon 1:1),...
A CHARGE AGAINST “VAIN TALKING” 1 Timothy 1:1 The relation of Paul to Timothy is an example of one of those beautiful friendships between an older and a younger man, in which each is the complement o...
This letter is an apostle's letter to a young minister having oversight of the church in Ephesus. The first part of the letter deals with the Church, its doctrine, its devotions, and its ministry. Dif...
GREETINGS As in most of the letters of the first century, Paul opens by introducing himself. He probably identifies himself as an apostle to stress that this is not just a personal letter but one inte...
Unto Timothy, [my] own son in the faith: Grace, (a) mercy, [and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. (a) There is as much difference between mercy and grace, as is between the effec...
_To Timothy, my beloved son [1] in faith: not that St. Paul first converted him, but that by his instructions he was settled in the principles of faith and of the Christian religion. (Witham)_ [BIBLI...
(1) В¶ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; (2) Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God ou...
1 Timothy 1:1-20. We enter now on the confidential communications of the apostle to some of his fellow-labourers, and tonight on the epistles to Timothy. The two have much in common, but they have als...
2_To Timothy my own son _This commendation expresses no small praise. Paul means by it, that he owns Timothy to be a true and not a bastard son, and wishes that others should acknowledge him to be suc...
The Epistles to Timothy and Titus have naturally a peculiar bearing and character, being addressed to persons deputed by the apostle to act in his name, or to care for the churches during his absence....
UNTO TIMOTHY MY OWN SON IN THE FAITH,.... Not in the flesh, or by natural descent, but in a spiritual sense, in the faith of Christ; for Timothy was not related to the apostle according to the flesh,...
Unto Timothy, _my_ own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, _and_ peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. Ver. 2. _Mine own son_] This the apostle speaketh απο πολλης φιλοστοργιας, "out of d...
_Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ_ The apostle begins his epistle with asserting his apostolical dignity, not because Timothy was in any doubt concerning it, but to make the Ephesians sensible of the...
MY OWN SON; spiritually, having been converted by his instrumentality. The connection between faithful ministers of the gospel and those who are led by them to Christ is most intimate and endearing. I...
Introduction and Greeting....
UNTO TIMOTHY, MY OWN SON IN THE FAITH: GRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE FROM GOD, OUR FATHER, AND JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD. This superscription characterizes both content and tone of the entire letter. While Pau...
The apostleship of Paul is shown here to be no light matter. His was a call totally independent of the other apostles, but "according to the command of God." We have, therefore, no liberty to regard h...
“TO TIMOTHY, MY TRUE CHILD IN THE FAITH”: There is. definite personal warmth as Paul addresses Timothy. Paul was not Timothy's physical father (Acts 16:3); rather Paul had begotten Timothy spiritually...
1-4 Jesus Christ is a Christian's hope; all our hopes of eternal life are built upon him; and Christ is in us the hope of glory. The apostle seems to have been the means of Timothy's conversion; who...
He dignifies Timothy with the title of his SON IN THE FAITH; that is, being converted by him to Christianity, and begat to the Divine life: and by styling Timothy his OWN SON, he signifies his piety a...
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1 Timothy 1:2. ‘ GRACE, MERCY, PEACE. ' The addition of ‘mercy' to the ‘grace and peace' of St. Paul's earlier Epistles is another characteristic of this group (2 Timothy 1; and in some MSS. Titus 1:4...
TRUE (γνησιω). Legitimate, not spurious. Old word from γινομα, but Pauline only in N.T. (Philippians 4:3; 2 Corinthians 8:8; Titus 1:4). In...
1 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;_ Christ is our hope; we have not a shadow of a hope apart from him. I...
CONTENTS: Legalism and unsound teaching rebuked. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Timothy, Alexander, Satan, Hymenaeus CONCLUSION: Witnesses of Christ must not only be charged to preach the true Gospel doctr...
1 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ._ Beza cites here the reading of the Complute polyglot bible, made under the patronage of...
TO TIMOTHY. Paul calls Timothy "my true son," because: (1) he brought him to Christ (1 Corinthians 4:15-17); (2) the followers of the prophets were called _sons_ of the prophets....
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:2 Paul’s normal greeting in his letters is simply GRACE... AND PEACE. MERCY. Paul often introduced things at the beginning of his letters that he would deal with later in...
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:1 Greeting. Paul is writing to Timothy, whom he had left to teach the church in Ephesus. ⇐...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 1:1. BY THE COMMANDMENT.—The usual expression has been “by the will of God.” There is a perceptible ring of austerity about the word for “commandment.” Paul...
EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 1:1 _Christ Jesus _for _Jesus Christ_,_ _A.V. and T.R.; _according to _for _by_,_ _A.V.; _Christ Jesus our hope _for _Lord Jesus Christ_,_ which is our hope_,_ _A.V. and T.R. For...
THE FIRST EPISTLE TO TIMOTHY Chapter 1 Vers. 1, 2. _Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope; to Timothy, [my] true child in the fa...
First Timothy. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour (1 Timothy 1:1), And the Greek word is "the royal commandment" of God; it's a word that is used when a king had m...
1 Corinthians 4:14; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Timothy 1:18;...
My own son in the faith [γ ν η σ ι ω τ ε κ ν ω ε ν π ι σ τ ε ι]. More correctly, "my true child in faith." Comp. Titus 1:4. With these two exceptions, teknon or uiJov ejn pistei does not occur in N. T...
OUR GUIDE AMID THE DENIALS OF THE FAITH 1 Timothy 1:1, _1 Timothy 1:18_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Will Christ find Faith on the earth? The question above has to do with the Second Coming of Christ, and...
Grace, mercy, peace — St. Paul wishes grace and peace in his epistles to the churches. To Timotheus he adds mercy, the most tender grace towards those who stand in need of it. The experience of this p...
Observe here, 1. That endearing title which our apostle gives to Timothy, he calls him his son, his own son, his own son IN THE FAITH because, as some think, converted by him to the Christian faith; o...