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.
I am ordained, х etetheen (G5087)] - 'I was set:' same Greek as "putting me," etc. (1 Timothy 1:12.)
Preacher, х keerux (G2783)] - 'herald' (1 Corinthians 1:21; 1 Corinthians 9:27; 1 Corinthians 15:11; 2 Timothy 1:11; Titus 1:3). As in 1 Timothy 1:16 he proposes himself a living pattern of the, Gospel, so here 'a herald of (it to) the Gentiles' (Galatians 2:9; Ephesians 3:1-12; Colossians 1:23). The universality of his commission is appropriate here, where he would prove that prayers are to be made "for all men" (1 Timothy 2:1).
(I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not) - a strong asseveration of his universal commission, exposed as he was to frequent conflict (Romans 11:1; 2 Corinthians 11:31).
In faith and verity. The sphere of his ministry was the faith, and (1 Timothy 2:4) the Gospel truth the subject matter of the faith (Wiesinger). Ellicott, 'Paul's subjective faith, which opens out the objective doctrinal truth (John 8:31-32).'