October 10 / II Timothy 2:1-13

II Timothy 2:1-13

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel. (v. 8) Two very different phrases here remind Timothy that Jesus was divine (risen from the dead) and that He was human (the offspring of David). Thanks to my Study Bible for pointing this out.

…for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. (v.9a), Paul again mentions that he is in prison. He had made note of that twice in the first chapter of this letter. This imprisonment must have weighed heavily on him for him to make mention of it so often. Maybe it was because it was his second imprisonment in Rome, under more harsh circumstances and that he felt that the end was near.

II Timothy 2:2 … what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. In my early born-again years I was active in Campus Crusade for Christ. This verse was one of their standard bylines, essentially a four-generation evangelical call – from Paul to Timothy to faithful men to others. I remember references to “2 Tim 2 2” quite often in those early years. It’s an easy verse to remember!

Slava Bohu!

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