2 Timothy 1:11
in 2 Timothy 1to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
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ASV
whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher.
KJV
Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
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This verse in 2 Timothy 1
Commentary
10 notes on this verseWhereunto I am appointed a preacher - Κηρυξ, a herald. See the notes at Mat 3:17. And an apostle - Sent immediately from God to man. A teacher - One whose business it is to instruct men, and particularly the Gentiles, to whom he was especially sent; to proclaim the doctrines of eternal life, the resurrection and final incorruptibility of the human body; and, in a word, the salvation both of the body and soul of man by Christ Jesus.
This site's exposition
Whereunto I am appointed a preacher
on 2 Timothy 1:11-12
Paul's threefold office, preacher, apostle, and teacher of the Gentiles, is what has brought the suffering just described on him, and he answers it with the letter's second unashamed beat, I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed. The confidence rests on a person known, not merely a proposition believed, and Paul is persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him, his own soul and life's work entrusted for safekeeping. The day named is judgment day, the first appearance of the that-day thread that will recur through the letter as the fixed point Paul's confidence looks toward.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Now revealed through the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel, for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher of the Gentiles. Already long ago it was prefigured …
"Whereunto I am appointed a preacher and an Apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles." Why does he so constantly repeat this, and call himself a teacher of the Gentiles? Because he wishes to persuade them that they also ought to draw close to the Gentiles. Be not therefore dismayed at my sufferings. The sinews of death are unstrung. It is not as a malefactor that I suffer, but because I am "a teacher of the Gentiles." At the same time he makes his discourse worthy of credit.
The Medieval Church2 voices
Why did the apostle now call himself a teacher of the Gentiles? To impress upon Timothy that he must proclaim the word of the Gospel to the Gentiles, and not lose heart, but imitate him, who was bound for the sake of the evangelical teaching.
Above, he urged Timothy to preach Christ earnestly; here he sets himself before him as an example: first, he gives the example; second, he urges him to follow it, at hold the form; third, he states why he must follow this example, at you know …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
How was it employed, in the service of sin or in the service of Christ?" There is a day coming, and it will be a very solemn and awful day, when we must give an account of our stewardship ( Luke xvi. 2 ), give an account of our souls: now, if by an active obedient faith we commit it to Jesus Christ, we may be sure he is able to keep it, and it shall be forthcoming to our comfort in that day.
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3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Whereunto I am appointed a preacher,.... Both from eternity, in the counsel and purpose of God, Act 9:15 and in time, by the church at Antioch, and the prophets in it, according to the express order of the Holy Ghost, Act 13:
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Whereunto--For the publication of which Gospel. I am appointed--Greek, "I was appointed." preacher--Greek, "herald." teacher of the Gentiles-- (1Ti 2:7).
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Whereunto I am appointed a preacher - That is, I am appointed to make these truths known; see the notes at Eph 3:7-8.
The words behind it
9 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| ὃ | ho | which | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἐτέθην | etethen | was appointed | G5087 → | |
| ἐγὼ | ego | I myself | G1473 → | 839 times |
| κῆρυξ | kerux | a herald | G2783 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀπόστολος | apostolos | an apostle | G652 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| διδάσκαλος | didaskalos | a teacher | G1320 → |
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
ὃwhich
hoG3739 →1405 times
ἐτέθηνwas appointed
etethenG5087 →
ἐγὼI myself
egoG1473 →839 times
κῆρυξa herald
keruxG2783 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀπόστολοςan apostle
apostolosG652 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
διδάσκαλοςa teacher
didaskalosG1320 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 9:15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
it leads to
- Ephesians 3:7–8
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Galatians 1:15–16
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
- Romans 11:13
I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
- 2 Timothy 4:16–17
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
- Acts 26:17–20
I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
- Ephesians 3:7–8
Through
1 Timothy 2:7For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
it leads to
- Acts 9:15
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
- Romans 9:1
I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 9:15
Through
1 Timothy 1:7They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
it leads to
- Romans 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
- Romans 1:22
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on 2 Timothy 2; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, COMMENTARY ON 2 TIMOTHY; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 2 Timothy and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 2 Timothy.