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2 Timothy 1:2 KJV
2 Timothy · chapter 1 · verse 2
To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.2 Timothy 1:2 · King James Version
2 Timothy 1:2 in context
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- TimothytimotheosTimothy = " honouring God" , a resident of Lystra, apparently, whose father was a…G5095 →
- belovedagapētosbeloved, esteemed, dear, favourite, worthy of loveG27 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- Gracecharisgrace, that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness grace of…G5485 →
- mercyeleosmercy kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a desire…G1656 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5