Time after Pentecost · Proper 23 · Year C

2 Timothy 2:1-13

Fan into Flame the Gift of God

October 15, 2028

The Education of the Virgin, Georges de La Tour — **The Education of the Virgin**, Georges de La Tour, c. 1650Georges de La Tour, The Education of the Virgin (c. 1650) — The Frick Collection (used thematically: faith passed mother-to-child, as with Timothy's grandmother Lois and mother Eunice)

LSB Three-Year Lectionary

GospelLuke 17:11-19

Epistle2 Tim. 2:1-13

Old TestamentRuth 1:1-19a

PsalterPs. 111

Overview & Insights

"For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline." (2 Timothy 1:7)

Writing as though near the end of his life, Paul recalls the sincere faith Timothy inherited from his mother and grandmother, urges him to rekindle the gift of God given through the laying on of hands, and calls him not to be ashamed of the gospel but to join in suffering for it, guarding the treasure entrusted to him through the Holy Spirit.

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Commentary

2 Timothy 2 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse treatment of the soldier, athlete, and farmer images.

2 Timothy 2:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Gathers several classic commentaries on Paul's charge to Timothy.

2 Timothy Commentaries Precept Austin

Indexes detailed verse-by-verse notes and word studies across the letter.

2 Timothy 2:8-15 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A preaching-focused reading of the trustworthy saying at the heart of this passage.

Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary's exegesis of Paul's call to endurance and sound teaching.

Background & Word Study

2 Timothy 2:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek interlinear text for the opening charge of the chapter.

2 Timothy Enter the Bible

Luther Seminary's introduction to the letter's themes and setting.

The Church Fathers

Homily 2 on Second Timothy New Advent · Church Fathers

Chrysostom's fourth-century homily on the soldier, athlete, and farmer images.

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