11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
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Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle,(I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. …
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-14)Here is an exhortation and excitation of Timothy to his duty (2 Tim. 1:6): I put thee in remembrance . The best men need remembrancers; what we know we should be reminded of. 2 Pet. 3:1; I write this, to stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance . I. He exhorts him to stir up the gift of God that was in him . Stir it up as fire under the embers. It is meant of all the gifts and graces the God…
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