Pentecost Season · Proper 22 · Year C

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Fan into Flame the Gift of God

October 8, 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)

Revised Common Lectionary

GospelLuke 17:5-10

Epistle2 Tim. 1:1-14

Old TestamentLam. 1:1-6 Alt. OTHab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4

PsalterLam. 3:19-26 orPs. 137 Alt. PsalmPs. 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 1:1-14 Working Preacher

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

2 Timothy 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 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

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

2 Timothy 1 StudyLight

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

2 Timothy 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub

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

Background & Word Study

2 Timothy 1:1 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

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

2 Timothy Course Enter the Bible

Luther Seminary background on the Pastoral Epistles and their setting.

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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