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1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus are traditionally called the Pastoral Epistles, due to their aims and contents: they provide instructions for pastoral oversight of congregations, giving considerable attention to the qualifications and duties of congregational leaders who function as pastors. Some commentators have judged these epistles harshly, claiming that they reflect a version of Christianity...

Exhortation to Timothy (2:1–26) 1. Charge to Be Strong and to Endure (2:1–7) 1–2—Again Timothy is called “my child” (although KJV, RSV, NEB, and other versions read my son), which is Paul’s designation for Timothy at 1 Cor. 4:17 and Phil. 2:22, and which appears elsewhere in the Pastorals (1 Tim. 1:2, 18; 2 Tim. 1:2). The command be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus has no parallel in the New Testament. The verb be strong (endynamoun) appears also in 1 Tim. 1:12; 2 Tim. 4:17, and in both
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