13 The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that `is' in Christ Jesus;
holding -- according to the teaching -- to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;
And thou -- be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,
and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that `is' in Christ Jesus:
the things that also ye did learn, and receive, and hear, and saw in me, those do, and the God of the peace shall be with you.
an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.
Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,
`Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Beloved, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints,
if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words -- those of our Lord Jesus Christ -- and to the teaching according to piety,
whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,
Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,
but that which ye have -- hold ye, till I may come;
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.
Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she `is' thy life.
And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live. Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee. The first thing `is' wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
A tree of life she `is' to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her `is' happy.
and Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house are we, if the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope unto the end we hold fast.
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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,