Questions tagged [2-timothy]
Questions about the second letter of Paul to Timothy.
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2 Timothy 2:13 - Impossibility for God?
I've been discussing the meaning of God's omnipotence with a friend. I have always understood it to mean that God can do anything, but not things that are outside of His nature (i.e., omnipotence ...
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Are 2 Corinthians 3:6 and 2 Timothy 3:16 contradictory or complementary?
In 2 Cor 3:6 Paul draws a strong contrast between letter and spirit/breath:
NIV 2 Cor 3:6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new
covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit (breath); ...
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Grammatically, is 2 Timothy 3:16-17 inclusive or exclusive?
This closely related question has an answer that tries to argue in a theological point of view. However, I would like to discuss this topic from a purely grammatical perspective.
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In 2 Timothy 4:6 what is the meaning of the phrase "drink offering"?
2 Timothy 4 (NASB)
[6]For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.
Leviticus 23 (NASB)
[13]Its grain offering shall then be two-tenths of an ...
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In 2 Timothy 2:6, does the farmer work first or partake first?
2 Timothy 2:6 is usually translated as if it were summarizing The Little Red Hen:
New International Version 2 Tim 2:6 The hardworking farmer should be
the first to receive a share of the crops.
You ...
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In 2 Timothy 4:5, what is "the job of an evangelist"?
The word "evangelist" (εὐαγγελιστής) appears only 3 times in the NT:
Act 21:8 On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we
entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one ...
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Meaning of "ἄρτιος"(artios) in II Tim 3:17
II Tim 3:17 says,
"ἵνα ἄρτιος ᾖ ὁ τοῦ θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐξηρτισμένος".(TR Stephanus-1550)
"That complete might be the of God man towards every work good, having been fully ...
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In 2 Timothy 2:16 to what false teaching is Paul referring when he says Hymenaeus and Philetus taught that "the resurrection has already happened"?
In 2 Timothy 2:16-18 (ESV) Paul writes:
But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and ...
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2 Tim. 1:12: παραθήκην v. 2 Tim. 1:14: παρακαταθήκην
Is there a similarity between παραθήκην in 2 Tim. 1:12 and παρακαταθήκην in 2 Tim. 1:14? What do they refer to in each passage?
I have used the Textus Receptus for the basis of this question.
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Does 2 Tim.1:16-18 imply that Onesiphorus is already dead?
Does the Greek text of 2 Tim. 1:16-18 imply that Onesiphorus had already been dead by the time of writing these words?:
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft
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What is the meaning of "whom I serve from my forefathers" in 2 Timothy 1:3?
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; (2 Timothy 1:3, KJV) (Emphasis added)
What does "whom ...
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In 2 Tim. 3:16, what is the meaning of the phrase "for correction"?
The King James Version of 2 Tim. 3:16 states:
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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To what do the "parchments" (and tangentially the "books") refer in 2 Tim 4:13?
The Scripture in Question
In 2 Timothy 4:13 it says this (NKJV):
Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas when you come—and the
books, especially the parchments.
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What does 'reign with him' in 2 Tim 2:12 mean?
2 Timothy 2:11-13 (RSVCE) has:
The saying is sure:
If we have died with him, we shall also live with him;
if we endure, we shall also reign with him;
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In 2 Timothy 2:15 what is meant by "rightly dividing the word of truth"?
In 2 Tim 2:15 we read:
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Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to
be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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σπούδασον σεαυτὸν δόκιμον παραστῆσαι ...
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Was Barnabas ever reconciled to Paul?
First the timeline of events of Paul and Barnabas' falling out:
Acts 12:25:
When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
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What is Paul referring to in 2 Timothy 4:2?
What does Paul mean when he says "be ready whether it is convenient or not" or "Be ready in season and out of season" according to the translation in 2 Timothy 4:2?
2 Timothy 4:2 (NET)
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Difference among "Word", "word" and "Doctrine"
I heard that there are difference among "Word", "word" and "Doctrine". Please notice "Word" has a capital letter "W".
I feel that sometimes "word" and "Word" are used mixedly in the Bible.
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2 Timothy 4:17: “I was delivered from the lion’s mouth” — Is this about the Colosseum?
17 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth NIV, ©2011
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What is Paul referring to in 1 Timothy 4:14?
Paul wrote to Timothy in his first letter to him:
Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery. -...
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What does "Scripture" refer to in 2 Timothy 3?
This is in follow-up to this Q & A
Paul wrote the following passage in 2 Timothy 3:
14 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been
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Paul's knowledge of Jannes and Jambres the magicians of Egypt
Per Paul in:
2 Timothy 3:8 ESV
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the
truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
Which is cross ...
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What are the holy Scriptures that Timothy has known from his youth?
In 2 Timothy 3:14-15 it's written to Timothy:
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy ...
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Is 2 Timothy 3:16-7 intended to be inclusive or exclusive?
This text is generally held to be a touchstone of canonicity:
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that ...
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Isn't disowning someone a form of being faithless?
11 Here is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
we will also live with him;
12 if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
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Did Paul expect Timothy to see "the last days"?
In 2 Timothy, Paul warns Timothy as follows:
2 Timothy 3:1-5 (ESV)
3 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of ...
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Are the four profitable areas in 2 Tim 3:16 covering doctrine and practice?
Looking at 2 Tim 3:16
16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (ESV)
I was checking some commentaries ...
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What is meant in the NT by the "laying on of hands"?
Paul mentions in his letters to Timothy a couple times about the laying on of hands: once in 1 Timothy 5:22 and again in 2 Timothy 1:6. Hebrews 6:1-2 seems to list it as one of the elementary ...
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