2Ti 1:5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Tim 1:5-14: 1:5-14 Paul gently but firmly summons Timothy to Rome (see also 4:9 , 21 ; cp. 1 Tim 1:3-11 , 12-17 ). Suffering seemed certain if Timothy remained faithful, and Paul wanted to strengthen Timothy’s resolve. • The allusions to the Spirit in 2 Tim 1:6-7 and 1:14 form an inclusio (literary bookends) around this section. 1:5 On Timothy’s parentage, see Acts 16:1-3 ; 1 Tim 1:2 . • Faith means Christian faith, but Timothy’s Jewish heritage through his grandmother and mother explains how he was rooted in Old Testament instruction (2 Tim 3:14-15 ). Their Christian faith was an example for him to follow.

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‏ 2 Timothy 1:5

Summary for 2Tim 1:5-14: 1:5-14 ^a Paul gently but firmly summons Timothy to Rome (see also 4:9 ^b, 21 ^c; cp. 1 Tim 1:3-11 ^d, 12-17 ^e). Suffering seemed certain if Timothy remained faithful, and Paul wanted to strengthen Timothy’s resolve.

• The allusions to the Spirit in 2 Tim 1:6-7 ^f and 1:14 ^g form an inclusio (literary bookends) around this section. 1:5 ^h On Timothy’s parentage, see Acts 16:1-3 ⁱ; 1 Tim 1:2 ^j.

• Faith means Christian faith, but Timothy’s Jewish heritage through his grandmother and mother explains how he was rooted in Old Testament instruction (2 Tim 3:14-15 ^k). Their Christian faith was an example for him to follow.