8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. Timothy was a native of Lystra.In the KJV New Testament, he is referenced a total of twenty-eight times (nine times using his well-known name and nineteen times as Timotheus). [7] When Paul and Barnabas first visited Lystra, Paul healed a person crippled from birth, leading many of the inhabitants to accept his teaching. He is first brought into notice at the time of Paul's second visit to Lystra ( 16:2 ), where he probably resided, and where it seems he was converted during Paul's first visit to that place ( 1 Timothy 1:2 ; 2 Tim 3:11 ). It was therefore quite a different case from that of Titus, where Paul refused to allow circumcision to be performed (Acts 15:2)--Titus being, unlike Timothy, a Gentile by birth. 2:22 But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel. During the apostle's second imprisonment he wrote to Timothy, asking him to rejoin him as soon as possible, and to bring with him certain things which he had left at Troas, his cloak and parchments ( 2 Timothy 4:13 ). 1Ti iTi 1tim i Tm) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools In 1 Corinthians 16:10 there is a suggestion that he was by nature reserved and timid: "When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord".[8]. ( Philemon 2:22 ) His name does not appear in the account of St. Pauls work at Thessalonica, and it is possible that he remained some time at Philippi. In season, out of season; — That is, "in the stated season of religious assemblies; and out of that season, whenever occasional Providences may give thee an opportunity: yea, carry it into thy private conversation, in the intervals of private labour." The apocryphal Acts of Timothy states that in the year 97 AD, the 80-year-old bishop tried to halt a procession in honor of the goddess Diana by preaching the gospel. The details of the manner in which Timothy was now employed are not recorded, until he is found once more with Paul--during his 1st imprisonment in Rome. Paul wrote to the Philippians about Timothy, "I have no one like him" (Philippians 2:19–23). When we next meet with him, it is as being sent on in advance when the apostle was contemplating the long journey which was to include Macedonia, Achaia, Jerusalem and Rome. Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. imprisonment. ( 2 Timothy 1:5 ) Under their training his education was emphatically Jewish. That is, he had to know what it said and didn’t say, and how it was to be understood and how it was not to be understood. His father was a Greek man; we know nothing of his faith. He continued, according to the old traditions, to act as bishop of Ephesus, and died a martyrs death under Domitian or Nerva. The disciple thus named was the son of one of those mixed marriages which, though condemned by stricter Jewish opinion were yet not uncommon in the later periods of Jewish history. (Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers. Timothy's feast is kept by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod on 24 January. [11] Timothy may have been subject to ill health or "frequent ailments", and Paul encouraged him to "use a little wine for your stomach's sake".[12]. i. Timothy, as a faithful pastor, was to be rightly dividing God’s Word. Timothy became St Paul’s disciple, and later his constant companion and co-worker in preaching. Everything beyond the biblical context is uncertain, but the speculations about Claudia include the idea that she was a noble-born Roman, based on the fact that her name was only given to aristocratic women in Rome. Various defects have been alleged to exist in Timothy's character. Timotheus, Timothy [Tīmō'theŭs, Tĭm'o thy̆]— honored of god, worshiping god or valued of god. 1. John 14:27, and Revelation 21:8.) Wherefore — Because I remember this; I put thee in remembrance — Because of my love to thee; that thou stir up the gift of God — That is, every gift which the grace of God has given thee. Mature Christian women are exhorted to teach younger women, but the context in which they do so is not spelled out as clearly as the prohibition to positions of authority in the church or the home. His mother was a Jewess, but he had not been circumcised in infancy, probably owing to objections made by his father. Paul was warning of those heretical teachings, not of the biblical requirement to avoid pork and shellfish. The fathers name is unknown; he was a Greek, i.e. n. See Table at Bible. [11] Timothy next appears in Acts during Paul's stay in Ephesus (54–57), and in late 56 or early 57 Paul sent him forth to Macedonia with the aim that he would eventually arrive at Corinth. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear” (2 Timothy 4:3). 1 Timothy 3:8 "Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;" “Deacons”: from a word group meaning “to serve”. 2:21 Others are busy with their own concerns, not the Lord’s. 9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. Timothy. Such doctrines do not originate in the Bible and are therefore heretical. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. This is a more literal, and at the same time a more just translation of the words than that given in our Bible, which represents the demons as speaking lies in hypocrisy, which could not be the apostle’s meaning, as it would not accord with what follows. Such doctrines do not originate in the Bible and are therefore heretical. 1 Timothy 2:11 Context. Timothy acquiesced in Paul's desire, and as preliminaries to his work as a Christian missionary, both to Jew and Gentile, two things were done. She later, however, became a Jewish Christian (Acts 16:1, 2Timothy 1:5). ( Acts 19:22 ) It is probable that he returned by the same route and met St. Paul according to a previous arrangement, ( 1 Corinthians 16:11 ) and was thus with him when the Second Epistle was written to the church of Corinth. Speaking lies in hypocrisy — Greek, εν υποκρισει ψευδολογων, by the hypocrisy of them that speak lies. Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible. The apostle having formed a high opinion of his "own son in the faith," arranged that he should become his companion ( Acts 16:3 ), and took and circumcised him, so that he might conciliate the Jews. A young man of Lystra, son of Eunice, a Jewess, by a Greek father who was probably dead when Paul first visited the home (Acts 16:1). Timothy was acting as a temporary representative of Paul in his apostolic capacity at Ephesus, as he had done earlier in Corinth, and in Thessalonica and Philippi (1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; Philippians 2:19-23). In Philippians 2:19, there is the interesting notice that, at a time when Paul's hope was that he would soon be liberated from his imprisonment, he trusted that he would be able to send Timothy to visit the church at Philippi: "I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. We know nothing of his father but that he was a Greek ( Acts 16:1 ). 2:23 So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation, 2:24 though I am confident in the Lord tha… Timothy. The laying on of hands by the presbyters (1 Timothy 4:14), and that by Paul (2 Timothy 1:6), are not mutually exclusive, especially since the former is mentioned merely as an accompanying circumstance of his endowment with special grace, the latter as the efficient cause of this endowment. (tihm' oh thee) Personal name meaning, “honoring God.” Friend and trusted coworker of Paul. The reason that God gave the Bible, which is useful for all these things, “is that the man of God be PERFECT”. "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". According to tradition, after the apostle's death he settled in Ephesus as his sphere of labour, and there found a martyr's grave. 2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. It was likely for the sake of expediency. In order to conciliate the Jewish Christians, who would otherwise have caused trouble, which would have weakened Timothy's position and his work as a preacher of the gospel, Paul took Timothy and circumcised him. (William F. Arndt and F. Wilbur Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1957), p. 171. From Greece the apostle once more set his face toward Jerusalem, Timothy and others accompanying him (Acts 20:4). [⇑ See verse text ⇑] Paul is currently describing the traits of evil people, as seen in the "last days"—meaning the era of the church, which continues through today. Lystra was evidently Timothy's native city. He accompanied Paul afterwards into Asia ( 20:4 ), where he was with him for some time. He was evidently one of Paul's own converts, as the apostle describes him as his beloved and faithful son in the Lord (1 Corinthians 4:17); and in 1 Timothy 1:2 he writes to "Timothy my true child in faith"; and in 2 Timothy 1:2 he addresses him as "Timothy my beloved child.". If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour - If a man “cleanse” or “purify” himself; compare the notes on John 15:2.The word “these” refers, here, to the persons represented by the vessels of wood and of earth - the vessels made to dishonor, as mentioned in the previous verse 2 Timothy 2:20. They quickly came to him there, and were immediately sent on an errand to the church in Thessalonica; "When we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone; and sent Timothy, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: that no man should be moved by these afflictions" (1 Thessalonians 3:1,2,3 the King James Version). 3 Bear your share of hardship along with me like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. It is evident that Eunice was converted to Christ on Paul's 1st missionary journey to Derbe and Lystra, because, when he next visited these cities, she is spoken of as "a Jewess who believed" (Acts 16:1). It is also found, along with that of Silvanus, in 1 Thessalonians 1:1 and 2 Thessalonians 1:1. In tracing the lines of this redeeming purpose of God, brought to light in Christ, we gain the key which unlocks the inmost meaning of the whole Bible… Paul was warning of those heretical teachings, not of the biblical requirement to avoid pork and shellfish. “It 3 will not leave even a root or branch. 2 Timothy 4:2. His friend asked whether he thought it would work. And in Acts 16:3, the brethren who gave Paul the good report of Timothy were "at Lystra and Iconium"; the brethren from Derbe are not mentioned. A man was trying hypnosis to help him quit smoking. Whether Timothy was able to reach Rome, so as to be with Paul before his execution, is unknown. General Editor. Timothy's name appears as the co-author on 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, and Philemon. This is crucial to counter the disastrous effects of false teaching (verses 14, 16-17). 1 Timothy 6:20. ( 1 Timothy 4:14 ; 2 Timothy 1:6 ; 4:5 ) A great obstacle, however, presented itself. Originally referring to menial tasks such as waiting on tables (see notes on Acts 6:1-4), “deacon” come to … Timothy, like all who preach or teach the Word; was to give his maximum effort to impart God’s Word completely, accurately, and clearly to his hearers. The answer to why Paul circumcised Timothy is found in Acts 16:3-4. 1 Timothy 6:1, KJV : "Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed." It wasn’t enough for Timothy to know some Bible stories and verses and sprinkle them through his sermons as illustrations. A “man of God” will indeed be incomplete without a true knowledge of the Bible, and a heart to obey it. 1 Timothy 4:2. ( Acts 16:1 Acts 16:3 ) The absence of any personal allusion to the father in the Acts or Epistles suggests the inference that he must have died or disappeared during his sons infancy. 2 And what you heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will have the ability to teach others as well. Eunice, his Jewish mother, and his grandmother Lois taught him the Scriptures from the time he was a young boy. Timothy's mother was called Eunice, and his grandmother Lois. If he continued, according to the received tradition, to be bishop of Ephesus, then he, and no other, must have been the "angel" of the church of Ephesus to whom the message of ( Revelation 2:1-7 ) was addressed. Rather, what is being decried is the love of money. His mother was a Jewess, but he had not been circumcised in infancy, probably owing to objections made by his father. ver. 2:20 For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you. From the two Epistles addressed to Timothy we are able to put together a few notices as to his later from ( 1 Timothy 1:3 ) that he and his master after the release of the latter from his imprisonment, A.D. 63, revisited proconsular Asia; that the apostle then continued his Journey to Macedonia, while the disciple remained, half reluctantly, even weeping at the separation, ( 2 Timothy 1:4 ) at Ephesus, to check, if possible, the outgrowth of heresy and licentiousness which had sprung up there. ( 1 Thessalonians 3:2 ) From Athens he is sent back to Thessalonica, ibid., as having special gifts for comforting and teaching. ( 2 Timothy 1:5 ) During the interval of seven years between the apostles first and second journeys the boy grew up to manhood. Timothy's father was a heathen Greek (Hellen, not Hellenistes, a Greek-speaking Jew); this fact is twice mentioned (Acts 16:1,3). [10] Later on in the 13th century, the relics seem to have been taken to Italy by a count returning from the crusades, and buried around 1239 in the Termoli Cathedral. Paul entrusted him with important assignments. Timothy was with Paul in Corinth during the winter of 57–58 when Paul dispatched his Letter to the Romans (Romans 16:21). Saint Timothy was a companion of Paul on his missionary journeys and was the recipient of two of Paul's epistles that appear in the New Testament. Timothy's name occurs in 2 Corinthians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; Philemon 1:1. 1 Timothy 2:11 Context. 8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. Probably it was prophetic voices (through prophecy; compare 1 Timothy 1:18, `according to the prophecies which went before in regard to thee') which suggested the choice of Timothy as assistant of Paul and Silvanus, and his consecration to this work with prayer and the laying on of hands (compare Acts 13:2 f). When the apostle was a prisoner at Rome, Timothy joined him (Phil 1:1 ), where it appears he also suffered imprisonment ( Hebrews 13:23 ). The General Roman Calendar venerates Timothy together with Titus by a memorial on 26 January, the day after the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul. From Corinth Paul wrote the Epistle to the Romans, and he sent them a salutation from Timothy, "Timothy my fellow-worker saluteth you" (Romans 16:21). If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour - If a man “cleanse” or “purify” himself; compare the notes on John 15:2.The word “these” refers, here, to the persons represented by the vessels of wood and of earth - the vessels made to dishonor, as mentioned in the previous verse 2 Timothy 2:20. Timothy (Greek: Τιμόθεος; Timótheos, meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God"[4]) was an early Christian evangelist and the first Christian bishop of Ephesus,[5] who tradition relates died around the year AD 97. Why did the apostle, who vigorously argued that circumcision was not necessary in order to receive salvation (see our article on The Jerusalem Conference) have Timothy his friend undergo this painful procedure? Question: "What does 2 Timothy 4:3 mean by itching ears?" These defects are inferred from the directions and instructions addressed to him by Paul in the Pastoral Epistles, buy these inferences may be wrong, and it is a mistake to exaggerate them in view of his unbroken and unswerving loyalty and of the long and faithful service rendered by him to Paul, "as a child serveth a father" (Philippians 2:22). 1 Timothy 6:1, ESV: "Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled." He joined Paul during one of Paul’s later missionary journeys. When Paul went on to Athens, Silas and Timothy stayed for some time at Beroea and Thessalonica before joining Paul at Corinth. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. 1 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. Of all Paul's friends, with the exception, perhaps, of Luke, Paul's beloved friend, Timothy was regarded by him with the tenderest affection; he was his dearly loved son, faithful and true. In the United States, the name was most popular in … What does Timothy mean? ( 2 Timothy 4:9 2 Timothy 4:21 ) We may hazard the conjecture that he reached him in time, and that the last hours of the teacher were soothed by the presence of the disciple whom he loved so truly. In 2 Timothy 1:5, his mother and grandmother are noted as eminent for their piety and faith. In this ordination Paul himself took part, for he writes, "I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands" (2 Timothy 1:6). With a special view to the feelings of the Jews making no sacrifice of principle, the apostle, who had refused to permit the circumcision of Titus, "took and circumcised" Timothy. Biblical: Timothy was an energetic well-trained young Christian who was a companion of Saint Paul, who wrote to him, "Let no man look down on your youth". He was a resident, and apparently a native, either of Lystra or Derbe, cities which were visited and evangelized by Paul on his 1st missionary journey (Acts 14:6). The hymn is based on the King James Bible's version of Paul's First Epistle to Timothy, Chapter 6, verse 12: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses." He passes now out of sight for a few years, and is again noticed as with the apostle at Ephesus ( Acts 19:22 ), whence he is sent on a mission into Macedonia. The Greek word dunamis in Scripture means power, force, or ability.Paul uses this word in 2 Timothy 1:7, when he writes, “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”. Him therefore I hope to send forthwith.". Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord. This journey involved much traveling, much work and much time. But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child serveth a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the gospel. “Sure,” he said, “it worked the last time I tried it!” Let’s face it: starting well is relatively easy. The churches in the neighborhood of Timothy's home, according to Acts 14:23, had been furnished with a body of presbyters soon after their founding" (Zahn, Introduction to the New Testament, II, 23). On this 2nd visit to Derbe and Lystra, Paul was strongly attracted to Timothy, and seeing his unfeigned faith, and that from a child he had known the sacred Scriptures of the Old Testament (2 Timothy 3:15), and seeing also his Christian character and deportment, and his entire suitability for the work of the ministry, he would have him "to go forth with him" (Acts 16:3). "From a child" he learned to "know the Holy Scriptures" daily. Biblical: Timothy was an energetic well-trained young Christian who was a companion of Saint Paul, who wrote to him, "Let no man look down on your youth". This may include prophesying and speaking in tongues, but not teaching the Bible. For instance, in Acts 20:4 in a list of Paul's friends there are the names of "Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy"; this evidently infers that Timothy was not "of Derbe." This means that you cannot be perfect but only by applying what the Bible says. He is addressed as the recipient of the First and Second Epistles to Timothy. Timothy was a teenager when he met Paul. Timothy, though reckoned as one of the seed of Abraham, had been allowed to grow up to the age of manhood without the sign of circumcision. "That is the last mention of Timothy in Acts", Raymond Brown notes. of What does Timothy mean? The other act which was performed for Timothy's benefit, before he set out with Paul, was that he was ordained by the presbytery or local council of presbyters in Derbe and Lystra. His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, are mentioned as eminent for their piety ( 2 Timothy 1:5). He had proceeded to Corinth, and it was while the apostle was in that city, that "when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ" (Acts 18:5). Timothy is venerated as an apostle, saint, and martyr by the Eastern Orthodox Church, with his feast day on 22 January. Get 2 Timothy 1:7 Bible Quote Images for you to share. 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