1 Timothy 2:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. ”

1 Timothy 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whereunto - Greek, “Unto which;” that is, to the bearing of which testimony I am appointed. I am ordained - Greek, “I am placed or constituted” - ἐτέθην etethēn. The word “ordain” has...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in (c) faith and verity. (c) Faithfully and sincerely: and by faith he mea...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 2:1 to 1 Timothy 3:16 . The Charge Respecting Church Regulations. ( a ) 1 Timothy 2:1-15 . Public Worship. 1 Timothy 2:1-7 . Public Prayer. Paul requires, as of first importanc...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Whereunto . For (Greek. eis) which. ordained . appointed. Same word in 1 Timothy 1:12 (putting). preacher . App-121. apostle. App-189. Christ. App-98. but the texts omit "in Christ not...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7 For which I have been appointed. That it may not be thought that he makes rash assertions — as many are wont to do — on a subject which he did not well understand, he affirms that God had a...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. I am ordained a preacher - I am set apart, ετεθην, app...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 . ( I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not; )— St. Paul uses such solemnity in asserting this doctrine, because the Jews were so much averse to it, and were ready to charge his p...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. Whereunto - For the giving of which testimony....
1 Timothy 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Concerning Prayer, Thanksgiving, and the Place of Women 1-8. The second charge to Timothy—to teach those over whom he was set to use public prayer and intercession.
1 Timothy 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle... — Whereunto, or “for which witness.” To announce which witness — the witness being the suffering and the death of Christ — St. Paul was ordaine...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Prayer and Modest Adorning 1 Timothy 2:1-15 The Apostle especially urged intercessory prayer, because it meant so much to himself. Three different words are used of prayer, because there are so...
1 Timothy 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle then turned to the public devotions of the Church. As the Church is the medium for proclamation of the doctrine of truth, so also is it the instrument of intercession as between men and G...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (6) Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. (7) Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and a...
1 Timothy 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle ,.... He was ordained or appointed to be a preacher of the Gospel from all eternity, and was separated or set apart unto it in time, and was put in...
1 Timothy 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. Ver. 7. A teacher of the Gentiles ] His Epistles t...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For there is one God One Creator of all, the Father of the spirits of all flesh , who is no respecter of persons; and one Mediator between God and men Appointed by God to make atonement for the...
1 Timothy 2:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

We have seen in chapter 1 that the grace of God must predominate as the one principle of true blessing, and the one corrective when falsehood threatens. Chapter 2 now calls for an attitude consistent...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Universal Prayer Recommended. A. D. 64. 1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplication...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Whereunto I am ordained a preacher; for the publishing and making known of which testimony of the Divine goodness and truth I am set, or appointed, 2 Timothy 1:11 , eteyhn, a preache...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Timothy 2:4 . Who will have all men to be saved. —The emphatic word here is “all men.” The good purpose of God is as universal as it is good. It is not the wil...
1 Timothy 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 2:1 . I exhort therefore, that supplications and prayers be made for all men for kings, and all that are in authority. Civil government is in its own nature paternal: it is designed to p...
1 Timothy 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Timothy 2:1 First of all , that for that , first of all , A.V.; thanksgivings for and giving of thanks . A.V. I exhort therefore. The insertion of the connecting...
1 Timothy 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The offer of salvation is universal, hence also intercessory prayer should be general:
1 Timothy 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 1:11 ; 1 Timothy 1:12 ; 2 Corinthians 11:31 ; 2 Peter 2:5 ; 2 Timothy 1:11 ; Acts 14:27 ; Acts 22:21 ; Acts 26:17 ; Acts 26:18 ; Acts 26:20 ; Acts 9:15 ; Ecclesiastes 1:1 ; Ecc...

1 Timothy 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Timothy 2:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Timothy 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Timothy 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Timothy 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 2:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Timothy 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Timothy 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Timothy 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Timothy 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge