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2 Timothy 2:14-16 contains a number of commands addressed to Paul's co-worker (in the second person) about how one to teach or relate to those in disputes pertaining heresy. [17] The teaching of Paul was regarded authoritative by Gnostic and anti-Gnostic groups alike in the second century, but this epistle stands out firmly and becomes a basis ...
In 2 Timothy 4:7, Paul writes "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." [ 9 ] In 1 Corinthians 9:24–26, [ 10 ] written to the city that hosted the Isthmian Games , [ 11 ] the metaphor is extended from running to other games, such as boxing , [ 12 ] to make the point that winning a prize requires ...
To the last, Tychicus was serviceable as ever: "Tychicus I sent to Ephesus" (2 Timothy 4:12). As Timothy was in charge of the church in Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3), the coming of Tychicus would set him free, so as to enable him to set off at once to rejoin Paul at Rome, as the apostle desired him (2 Timothy 4:9, 2 Timothy 4:21). [1]
The image of a soldier is also used in 2 Timothy 2:3–4 [4] as a metaphor for courage, loyalty and dedication; [5] this is followed by the metaphor of an athlete, emphasising hard work. In 1 Corinthians 9:7, [6] this image is used in a discussion of church workers receiving payment, with a metaphorical reference to a soldier's rations and ...
The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians [a] is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, with Timothy as a co-author. Modern biblical scholarship is divided on whether the epistle was written by Paul; some scholars believe Paul wrote this epistle, but others reject its authenticity ...
Onesiphorus. Onesiphorus, from the Menologion of Basil II. Onesiphorus ( Greek: Ονησιφόρος; meaning "bringing profit" or "useful") was a Christian referred to in the New Testament letter of Second Timothy ( 2 Tim 1:16–18 and 2 Tim 4:19 ). According to the letter sent by St. Paul, Onesiphorus sought out Paul who was imprisoned at the ...
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