My beloved son — Elsewhere he styles him "brother," 2 Corinthians 1:1; but here paternal affection takes place. As I teach — No less by example than precept.
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1 Corinthians 4:17
17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.