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Time after Pentecost · Proper 23 · Year C

2 Timothy 2:1-13

Fan into Flame the Gift of God

October 15, 2028

Terracotta Panathenaic Prize Amphora (runners), Attributed to the Euphiletos Painter
Terracotta Panathenaic Prize Amphora (runners), Attributed to the Euphiletos Painter, ca. 530 BCEThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Runners at full stretch around a jar that was itself the prize, filled with oil for the winner.No athlete is crowned unless he competes according to the rules. Share in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.Attributed to the Euphiletos PainterAn Athenian painter of the sixth century BC, known only by the vases he signed his hand to.The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.The Metropolitan Museum of Art
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 17:11-19Lk 17:11-19
Epistle2 Tim. 2:1-132 Tm 2:1-13
Old TestamentRuth 1:1-19aRu 1:1-19a
PsalterPs. 111Ps 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 Commentary2 Tm 2 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

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

2 Timothy 2:1 Commentaries2 Tm 2:1 Commentaries BibleHub

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

2 Timothy Commentaries2 Tm Commentaries Precept Austin

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

2 Timothy 2:8-15 Commentary2 Tm 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 2:8-15Commentary on 2 Tm 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 Interlinear2 Tm 2:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek interlinear text for the opening charge of the chapter.

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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