1 Timothy 1:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. ”

1 Timothy 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 fa...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 effe...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 off...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

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...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. My own son in the faith - Brought to salvation through Christ by my ministry alone....
1 Timothy 1:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

My own son, &c.— It is not certain from the history that Timothy was converted by St. Paul: See Acts 16:1-2 . It seems therefore that he calls him his son, to express the parental affection...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 ; 1 Cor...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 them...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 youn...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 frien...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

A Charge against “Vain Talking” 1 Timothy 1:1-11 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 com...
1 Timothy 1:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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. Di...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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 o...
1 Timothy 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 fles...
1 Timothy 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 o...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
1 Timothy 1:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Inscription and Apostolic Benediction. A. D. 64. 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 pi...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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.”...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
1 Timothy 1:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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. an...
1 Timothy 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Introduction and Greeting.
1 Timothy 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:14-17 ; 1 Peter 1:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:2 ; 1 Timothy 1:18 ; 2 Timothy 1:2 ; 2 Timothy 2:1 ; Acts 16:1-3 ; Galatians 1:3 ; Philippians 2:19-22 ; Romans 1:7 ; Titus 1:4
1 Timothy 1:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Our Guide amid the Denials of the Faith 1 Timothy 1:1-7 , 1 Timothy 1:18-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Will Christ find Faith on the earth? The question above has to do with the Second Coming...
1 Timothy 1:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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 thi...

1 Timothy 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

1 Timothy 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Timothy 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Timothy 1:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Timothy 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Timothy 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 1:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Timothy 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Timothy 1:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Timothy 1:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 1:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Timothy 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Timothy 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 1:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Timothy 1:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes