2 Timothy 1:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. ”

2 Timothy 1:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher - That is, I am appointed to make these truths known; see the notes at Ephesians 3:7-8 .
2 Timothy 1:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. (5) That is, the Gospel which the apostle preached.
2 Timothy 1:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:6 to 2 Timothy 2:13 . Appeal to Timothy for Courage in Face of Difficulties. ( a ) 2 Timothy 1:6-11 . Direct Appeal, based on Timothy's Ordination Gift. The false teachers have c...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Whereunto . Unto (Greek. eis) which. am . was. preacher . App-121. Gentiles . Greek. ethnos , Compare Acts 22:21 ; Acts 28:28 ; Romans 11:13 ; Romans 11:15 ; Romans 11:16 ; Galatians...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

11 To which I have been appointed Not without good reason does he so highly commend the gospel along with his apostleship. Satan labors, beyond all things else, to banish from our hearts, by...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. Whereunto I am appointed a preacher - Κηρυξ, a herald. See the notes at Matthew 3:17 . And an apostle - Sent imme...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. Whereunto - For the publication of which gospel. I am appointed , х etetheen ( G5087 )] 'I was appoi...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expressions of Affection and Exhortations to Faithfulness 1, 2. Salutation. According to the promise of life] St. Paul declares himself appointed an Apostle with the view of his spreading the know...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher.... — Whereunto — that is, to preach the gospel referred to in the previous verse. (On these titles see 1 Timothy 1:12 ; 1 Timothy 2:7 .) In all his deep humil...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Stir Up the Gift Which Is in Thee” 2 Timothy 1:1-11 Lonely and facing death the Apostle fell back on the bedrock of the will of God. If it were the divine plan that he should finish his life-w...
2 Timothy 1:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second letter to Timothy was written from prison. Paul, conscious of the evil existing in the Church, forecast the terrible days that were coming. He was conscious also of the grave responsibilit...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, (10) But...
2 Timothy 1:11 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

LIFE AND INCORRUPTION ‘Life and Incorruption.’ 2 Timothy 1:10 (R.V.) The more we contrast the conceptions of the life after death in the two Testaments, the more certain does it become that...
2 Timothy 1:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher ,.... Both from eternity, in the counsel and purpose of God, Acts 9:15 and in time, by the church at Antioch, and the prophets in it, according to the express o...
2 Timothy 1:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. Ver. 11. A teacher of the Gentiles ] His writings therefore should be the more highly prized and studied by us...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whereunto For proclaiming which good news; I am appointed a preacher Κηρυξ, a herald; and an apostle Invested with an extraordinary commission, and furnished with spiritual gifts to make me a...
2 Timothy 1:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Despite the fact of his heart being so drawn out in this epistle, Paul writes as "an apostle," not as a servant, nor even as a brother. Does this not stress the strongly authoritative character of th...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Cautions and Exhortations; Ministerial Fidelity. A. D. 66. 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembr...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher; for the publication of which gracious counsel and purpose of God thus made manifest by Christ's coming, and of that life and immortality thus by the gospel brou...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 2 Timothy 1:8 . Of me His prisoner. —This might mean—( a ) the prisoner belonging to Him; or ( b ) one who is a prisoner for His sake; or again ( c ) one whom He h...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Timothy 1:1-2 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from Go...
2 Timothy 1:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 1:1 . Paul according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus. On this promise of eternal life the whole system of revelation is built; for this cause Paul was made an apostle, th...
2 Timothy 1:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

A preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. I. A public preacher is one who may discharge his office ever in one and the same place. II. An apostle goes about everywhere; but he...
2 Timothy 1:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Timothy 1:1 Christ Jesus for Jesus Christ, A.V. and T.R.; the life for life, A.V. The life is a little clearer than life, as showing that "life" (not "promise") is th...
2 Timothy 1:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

An Admonition to Steadfastness.
2 Timothy 1:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 1:7 ; 1 Timothy 2:7 ; Acts 9:15 ; Ephesians 3:7 ; Ephesians 3:8
2 Timothy 1:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Ups and Downs of a Christian 2 Timothy 1:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is a mistake to imagine that those who walk with Christ will find a level pathway without any valley or any mountain top...

2 Timothy 1:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Timothy 1:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Timothy 1:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Timothy 1:11 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Timothy 1:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Timothy 1:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 1:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Timothy 1:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Timothy 1:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Timothy 1:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 1:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Timothy 1:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Timothy 1:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Timothy 1:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Timothy 1:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary