Therefore] will then. Be strong] show the strength which is yours as a Christian and as a minister of Christ.
2. The Apostle refers especially to the charge that he had given to Timothy at his ordination in the presence of the presbyters and others who assisted at it. This charge contained a summary of the faith, which in turn Timothy was to hand on to others. Teach others] probably, 'teach them to others.' They have now been stereotyped in the Scriptures of the NT. and in the Creeds.