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2Tim.1:1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus. 2Tim.1:2. To Timothy, beloved son: grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy’s beloved and ever-child: grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.” Not every son is beloved; it happens that sometimes the rudeness of morals in children extinguishes natural tenderness; but it was not nature, but his heart that made Timothy valiant in everything, both a son and a beloved. The words: “according to the promise of life,” should be understood as follows: “The Lord God, by the will of the Son,” says Paul, “has made me an apostle, so that I might preach to people the promised eternal life.” 2Tim.1:3. I thank God, Whom I serve from my ancestors with a clear conscience, that I constantly remember you in my prayers day and night. 2 Timothy 1:4. And I wish to see you, remembering your tears, so that I may be filled with joy. “I thank God, whom I serve from my ancestors with a clear conscience.” Although a non-lying word testified to the superiority of life, a sincere disposition towards God made it possible to see through purity of conscience. For, when he persecuted the Church, he assumed that he was doing it for the sake of God; He said this in his Epistle to the Philippians: “through zeal they persecuted the Church, having been blameless in the righteousness of the law” (Phil. 3:6). “As the Imam constantly remembers you in my prayers day and night, wanting to see you, remembering your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.” The wording made the meaning unclear; The Apostle says the following: “Remembering your tears, I am filled with great joy and inflamed with love, wanting to see you again; and continually praying for you, I will praise God.” It is likely that Timofey shed tears as he parted and said goodbye to his teacher. 2Tim.1:5. Bringing to mind your unfeigned faith, which formerly dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice; I'm sure it's in you too. “Remembering the unfeigned faith that exists in you.” And what makes me happy is mainly the sincerity of your faith. “You already possessed your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunicia.” Blessed Luke also mentions his mother in Acts. “There was a disciple,” he says, “who was named Timothy, the son of a certain Judean wife,” (Acts 16:1); but she was one before, and acquired another after, for, being a Jewish woman, she believed in the Savior of all. With a laudable mention of her ancestors, the divine Apostle strengthens the faith in the disciple, for nothing is so useful as a home example. And since it also occurs that others, Having descended from the pious, they do not compete with the piety of their ancestors, then the Apostle, of necessity, added: “I am known, just as I am in you.” Then he puts this very thing into the basis of the instruction. 2 Timothy 1:6. For this reason, I remind you to kindle the gift of God that is in you through my ordination. “Even for the sake of guilt I remember you to kindle the gift of God that lives in you by laying on my hand.” Being confident of this about you, I ask you to zealously kindle the grace of the Spirit, which you received through my ordination. For just as oil makes the flame in a lamp stronger, so the good zeal of the soul attracts the grace of the All-Holy Spirit. 2 Timothy 1:7. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and self-control. “God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and love and chastity.” For God gave us the grace of the All-Holy Spirit not so that we would be afraid of dangers for piety, but so that, filled with Divine power, we would passionately love Him and control within ourselves the disorderly passions that arise in us. 2 Timothy 1:8. So, do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord Jesus Christ, nor of me, His prisoner; but suffer with the gospel of Christ by the power of God. 2 Timothy 1:9. Who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. 2 Timothy 1:10. Now revealed by the appearance of our Savior Jesus Christ, who destroyed death and revealed life and incorruption through the gospel. 2 Timothy 1:11. For whom I am appointed preacher and apostle and teacher of the Gentiles. “Do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me as His enemy.” The cross, reproach, slander, suffering, and death were preached. And this seemed full of shame to the unbelievers. “The word of the cross,” says the Apostle, “is foolishness to those who are perishing” (1 Cor. 1:18). Therefore, he said about himself in the Epistle to the Romans: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for the power of God is for salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16). Why does he advise the disciple to preach this with boldness? For this purpose, he also mentioned his own bonds, announcing that he was bound in prison for preaching. “But serve the gospel according to the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling.” The apostle called the suffering of preachers the suffering of the gospel, because for its sake they were subjected to all kinds of executions. Therefore, he instructs Timothy to endure this courageously and encourages him with a reminder of God’s power. For he who calls to salvation also gives strength, matching grace with the faith of those who receive. “Not according to our works, but according to our good pleasure and grace.” He called us, not looking at our lives, but out of love for mankind alone. “That which was given to us concerning Christ Jesus before the ages of eternity, which is now revealed to be the enlightenment of our Savior Jesus Christ.” From ancient times and before centuries, the God of all things predestined this; now he has fulfilled what was predetermined. But even when he believed in His advice, he was like-minded, and when he carried it out, he had the Lord Christ as an assistant, because through His “enlightenment” he brought this to an end. The Apostle clearly showed the eternity of the Son; but it also speaks of what was accomplished by the incarnation of the Savior, “Who destroyed death and brought forth life and incorruption through the gospel, in whom I was placed as a preacher and an apostle and a teacher of languages.” For the Only Begotten Word, having become man, ceased the dominion of death and gave us the promise of eternal life; The Apostle expressed this by saying: “he who shone forth,” instead of: who foretold. And he ordained me, he says, as a preacher of this, so that I might bring the gospel of these blessings to all nations. 2 Timothy 1:12. For this reason I suffer like this; but I'm not ashamed. For I know in whom I have believed, and I am confident that He is able to keep my pledge for that day. “Even for the sake of guilt I suffer.” The apostle clearly showed both their ingratitude and his own courage. Having received the gospel, they tormented those whom they were supposed to serve; and he gladly accepted the punishments. This is what the Apostle added. "But I'm not ashamed." Therefore, he ordered the student not to be ashamed. “We know, we believe in Him,” that is, I know that He is God, Creator, Master and Lord. “And I was told that my tradition is strong to preserve on that day.” For I am firmly confident, looking at His power, that the grace of the Spirit that He gave me will remain intact until His coming. Then the Apostle teaches how one can excel in virtue according to God. 2 Timothy 1:13. Hold fast to the pattern of sound teaching which you have heard from me, with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus. “Have the same words as you have heard from me, in faith and love, even in Christ Jesus.” Imitate the painters, says the Apostle. Just as they, carefully peering at the originals, accurately copy images from them, so you, as if in some kind of original, have the teaching I taught about faith and love. 2 Timothy 1:14. Keep the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us. “Keep a good testament through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.” You have sufficient grace of the Spirit for enlightenment; Therefore, observe it diligently. Then the Apostle, by mentioning his own temptations, convinces Timothy to endure similar things. 2 Timothy 1:15. You know that all the Asians have abandoned me; among them Figellus and Hermogenes. “Weigh this, as if all those who are from Asia have turned away from me, from whom are Figellus and Hermogenes.” In ancient times, there were kings in Rome, so many came there, some for trade, and others for other needs. And therefore, probably, at this time, some of those who believed in Asia arrived in Rome and avoided meeting with the Apostle, fearing Nero. The Apostle named two of them, as having, of course, revealed the most obvious hostility. And he did this not to accuse them, but to those who were entrusted with preaching in Asia, making them obvious opponents of the faith. But just as he convinced Timothy to endure the sorrows he faced courageously, so he subsequently offers him consolation. 2 Timothy 1:16. May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because they gave me rest many times and were not ashamed of my bonds. 2 Timothy 1:17. But, being in Rome, he looked for me with great diligence and found me. 2 Timothy 1:18. May the Lord grant him to find favor with the Lord on that day; and how long he served me in Ephesus, you know better. “May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has given me peace many times and has not been ashamed of my faith, but having come to Rome, he sought me more thoroughly and found it: may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day: and as much as you have served me in Ephesus, you will be kinder.” Worthy, worthy of competition and blessed is he who rendered so many services to the Apostle and received this blessing from the apostolic lips, for those whom the Apostle mentioned above, and being with him, turned away from him, but this one from Asia came to Rome, neither tired of the long journey, nor afraid of the cruelest of the kings, but the Apostle was honored with all kinds of services, why the Apostle not only to him, but also He rewarded his entire household with God's mercy; He reminded Timothy of him, as he knew, back in Ephesus, the service Onesiphorus had rendered, and that the Apostle wrote both distressing and pleasant things for the benefit of the disciple, as evidenced by the following. 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