2 Timothy 1:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I 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; ”

2 Timothy 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers - Paul reckoned among his forefathers the patriarchs and the holy men of former times, as being of the same nation with himself, though it may be tha...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(1) I thank God, whom I serve from [my] (b) forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; (1) The purpose that he aims at in this epi...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Introductory Salutation ( 2 Timothy 1:1 f.) and Thanksgiving ( 2 Timothy 1:3-5 ). For the official form of salutation cf. 1 Timothy 1:1 f.* Moved by affectionate remembrance, Paul, thanks God...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

thank. See 1 Timothy 1:12 . serve. App-190. forefathers. Greek. progonos. See 1 Timothy 5:4 . with . in. Greek. en. without ceasing. Greek. adialeiptos. See Romans 9:2 . Compare...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3 I give thanks The meaning usually assigned to these words is, that Paul “gives thanks to God,” and next assigns the cause or ground of thanksgiving; namely, that he is unceasingly mindful...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I 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; Whom I serve from my forefathers - Being born a Jew,...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 .— St. Paul,in what follows, seems to intimate that the Judaizers were not only ashamed of him in his present sufferings, but gloried over him; so far were they themselves from bei...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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2 Timothy 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I thank God. — The exact reference of these words of thankfulness on the part of St. Paul has been the subject of much argument. Although the sense is a little obscured by the long parenthesis whic...
2 Timothy 1:3 - 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 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, (2) To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Fat...
2 Timothy 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I thank God ,.... After the inscription and salutation follows the preface to the epistle; which contains a thanksgiving to God upon Timothy's account, and has a tendency to engage his attention to...
2 Timothy 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I 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; Ver. 3. Whom I serve from my forefathers ] Those...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Paul, an apostle by the will of God See 1 Corinthians 1:1-5 ; according to the promise of life Appointed to exhibit, by preaching the gospel, and to bring men to, eternal life, promised by God t...
2 Timothy 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Introduction; Timothy's Faith and Holiness. A. D. 66. 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by th...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Paul here by his forefathers either intends his immediate parents, or Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for he served the same God whom they served. But how did Paul from his forefathers serve God with p...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 2 Timothy 1:3 . I thank God. —We have here the purely classical form, which means “to entertain and show thankfulness.” Whom I serve. —The idea in the word is tha...
2 Timothy 1:3 - 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: There is the greatest possible...
2 Timothy 1:3 - 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 1:3 - 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 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I 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;
2 Timothy 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 1:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:10 ; 1 Timothy 1:19 ; 1 Timothy 1:5 ; 2 Corinthians 1:12 ; 2 Timothy 1:5 ; 2 Timothy 3:15 ; Acts 22:3 ; Acts 23:1 ; Acts 24:14...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Seven Bible Mothers 2 Timothy 1:1-7 ; 2 Timothy 3:13-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are studying a theme today which should have in it much of value to every one of us; even the men and the you...
2 Timothy 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Whom I serve from my forefathers — That is, whom both I and my ancestors served. With a pure conscience — He always worshipped God according to his conscience, both before and after his conversion...

2 Timothy 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Timothy 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Timothy 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Timothy 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Timothy 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 1:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Timothy 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Timothy 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Timothy 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Timothy 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Timothy 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Timothy 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Timothy 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

2 Timothy 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes