5 Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.
But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:
And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, whose mother was one of the Jews of the faith, but his father was a Greek;
O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.
But, my loved ones, though we say this, we are certain that you have better things in you, things which go with salvation;
And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another.
I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.
And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.
And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
<A Prayer. Of David.> Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.
For I am certain that not death, or life, or angels, or rulers, or things present, or things to come, or powers,
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.
But for all this, her false sister Judah has not come back to me with all her heart, but with deceit, says the Lord.
The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.
Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.
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Commentary on 2 Timothy 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 1
After the introduction (v. 1, 2) we have,
2Ti 1:1-5
Here is,
2Ti 1:6-14
Here is an exhortation and excitation of Timothy to his duty (v. 6): I put thee in remembrance. The best men need remembrancers; what we know we should be reminded of. 2 Pt. 3:1, I write this, to stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance.
2Ti 1:15-18
Having (v. 13, 14) exhorted Timothy to hold fast,