2 Timothy 1:11

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Where	ὃ ho	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
I	ἐγὼ egō	G1473	I · personal pronoun — 1st person nominative singular
appointed	ἐτέθην etethēn	G5087	to place (in the widest application · verb — aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular
preacher	κῆρυξ kērux	G2783	a herald · noun — nominative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
apostle	ἀπόστολος apostolos	G652	a delegate · noun — nominative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
teacher	διδάσκαλος didaskalos	G1320	an instructor (genitive case or specially) · noun — nominative singular masculine
Gentiles	ἐθνῶν· ethnōn	G1484	a race (as of the same habit) · noun — genitive plural neuter

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Cross-references

1 Timothy 2:7 Where unto 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 veri…
Ephesians 3:7-8 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.
Acts 9:15 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…
1 Timothy 1:7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 1:6-14

Here is an exhortation and excitation of Timothy to his duty (Ti2 1:6): I put thee in remembrance. The best men need remembrancers; what we know we should be reminded of. Pe2 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 had given him, to qualify him for the work of an evangelist, the gifts of the Holy Ghost, the extraordinary gifts that were conferred by the imposition of the apostle's hands. These he must stir up; he must exercise them and so increase them: use gifts and have gifts. To him that hath shall be given, Mat 25:…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 1:11

Whereunto--For the publication of which Gospel. I am appointed--Greek, "I was appointed." preacher--Greek, "herald." teacher of the Gentiles-- (Ti1 2:7). He brings forward his own example in this verse and Ti2 1:12, as a pattern for Timothy, as a public "preacher," an "apostle," or missionary from place to place, and a "teacher" in private instructing His flock with patient perseverance.

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 1:11

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher - Κηρυξ, a herald. See the notes at Mat 3:17. And an apostle - Sent immediately from God to man. A teacher - One whose business it is to instruct men, and particularly the Gentiles, to whom he was especially sent; to proclaim the doctrines of eternal life, the resurrection and final incorruptibility of the human body; and, in a word, the salvation both of the body and soul of man by Christ Jesus.

John Gill on 2 Timothy 1:11

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher,.... Both from eternity, in the counsel and purpose of God, Acts 9:15 and in time, by the church at Antioch, and the prophets in it, according to the express order of the Holy Ghost, Acts 13:2. And if ever there was a preacher of the Gospel, Paul was one; he preached purely, powerfully, publicly, constantly, boldly, and with all faithfulness and integrity: and an apostle; that is, of the Gentiles, as follows, and as he elsewhere styles himself, Romans 11:13 for it does not run so smooth and easy to connect this with the word Gospel. In 2 Timothy 1:1, he is called the apostle of Jesus Christ, because he was sent by him; and here the apostle of the Gentiles…

The Church Fathers

"Whereunto I am appointed a preacher and an Apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles." Why does he so constantly repeat this, and call himself a teacher of the Gentiles? Because he wishes to persuade them that they also ought to draw close to the Gentiles. Be not therefore dismayed at my sufferings. The sinews of death are unstrung. It is not as a malefactor that I suffer, but because I am "a teacher of the Gentiles." At the same time he makes his discourse worthy of credit.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on 2 Timothy 2

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Dictionary and topics

Apostle — A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as…
Herald — one who makes public proclamation. The only notice of this officer in the Old Testament occurs in (Daniel 3:4) The term “herald” might be substituted for “preacher” in (1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11;…
Apostles, The · Sent to preach the gospel to all nations — Sent to preach the gospel to all nations
Gentiles · CONVERSION OF — CONVERSION OF
Herald · Signified by the word “preacher,” — Signified by the word “preacher,”
Paul · General references — General references

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Timothy 1:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 1:6-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 1:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 1:11

John Gill on 2 Timothy 1:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Timothy 1:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 1:6-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 1:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 1:11

John Gill on 2 Timothy 1:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 2 Timothy 1:6-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Timothy 1:10