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Pentecost Season · Proper 22 · Year C

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Fan into Flame the Gift of God

October 8, 2028

Anna the Prophetess and a Child, Willem Drost
Anna the Prophetess and a Child, Willem Drost, 1650sState Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
An old woman in a dark hood and white collar holds a small child against her lap as they read together, a picture long known as Timothy and his grandmother Lois.I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.Willem DrostA pupil of Rembrandt in Amsterdam, whose few surviving paintings are full of his master’s warm light.State Hermitage Museum, Saint PetersburgThe State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, founded by Catherine the Great in the Winter Palace.State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 17:5-10Lk 17:5-10
Epistle2 Tim. 1:1-142 Tm 1:1-14
Old TestamentLam. 1:1-6Lam 1:1-6Alt. OTHab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4Hb 1:1-4; 2:1-4
PsalterLam. 3:19-26Lam 3:19-26 orPs. 137Ps 137Alt. PsalmPs. 37:1-9Ps 37:1-9

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

Commentary on 2 Timothy 1:1-14Commentary on 2 Tm 1:1-14 Working Preacher

Reads Paul's charge to Timothy against the backdrop of his own imminent suffering and death.

2 Timothy 1:1-14 Commentary2 Tm 1:1-14 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A preaching-focused reading of Paul's call to rekindle the gift of God within Timothy.

2 Timothy 1 Commentary2 Tm 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse notes on Timothy's heritage of faith and the call not to be ashamed.

2 Timothy 12 Tm 1 StudyLight

Barnes' Notes gives a close phrase-by-phrase reading of Paul's opening charge.

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

Aggregates classic commentators on Paul's greeting and thanksgiving for Timothy.

Background & Word Study

2 Timothy 1:1 Greek Interlinear2 Tm 1:1 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek for key vocabulary like 'rekindle' and 'sound mind.'

The Church Fathers

Homily 1 on Second Timothy New Advent · Church Fathers

Chrysostom's opening homily on Paul's greeting and Timothy's inherited faith.

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