2 Timothy 1:3 BSB — MannaFest

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

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ASV

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day

KJV

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;

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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

AGAINST CELSUS 5.61 (253)

We grant that there are some among us who may deny that the God of the Jews is truly God. Yet that is no reason to criticize those who prove from the same Scriptures that there is one and the same God for Jews and Gentiles. So also Paul, who came to Christianity from the Jews, says clearly, "I thank my God whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience."

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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 that he also included his more immediate ancestors, who, for anything known to the contrary, may have been distinguished examples of piety. His own parents, it is certain, took care that he should be trained up in the ways of religion; compare the Php 3:4-5 notes; Act 26:4-5. The phrase “from my forefathers,” probably means, after the example of my ancestors.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The memory of those who had gone before to whom he is about to be gathered, is now, on the eve of death, pleasant to him; hence also, he calls to mind the faith of the mother and grandmother of Timothy; as he walks in the faith of his forefathers (Ac 23:1; 28:20), so Timothy should persevere firmly in the faith of his parent and grandparent.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Χάριν	Charin	Thankful	G5485 →
ἔχω	echō	I am	G2192 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
θεῷ,	theō	to God,	G2316 →
ᾧ	hō	whom	G3739 →
λατρεύω	latreuō	I serve	G3000 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
προγόνων	progonōn	[my] forefathers	G4269 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
καθαρᾷ	kathara	a pure	G2513 →
συνειδήσει,	suneidēsei	conscience,	G4893 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ἀδιάλειπτον	adialeipton	unceasingly	G88 →
ἔχω	echō	I have	G2192 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
περὶ	peri	of	G4012 →
σοῦ	sou	you	G4771 →
μνείαν	mneian	remembrance	G3417 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ταῖς	tais	the	G3588 →
δεήσεσίν	deēsesin	prayers	G1162 →
μου	mou	of mine	G3165 →
νυκτὸς	nuktos	night	G3571 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	day	G2250 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
leads to
- Malachi 3:6
  “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
- James 1:17
  Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- Revelation 1:8
  “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
- Hebrews 1:12
  You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
- Isaiah 44:6
  Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
Through
Acts 23:1
Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
leads to
- Acts 24:16
  In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12
  And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom,…
Through
Acts 22:3
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just…
leads to
- Philippians 3:5–6
  circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

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Where the connections lead

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Timothy