THE HOLY BIBLE (Darby Translation) Darby's Notes on 2 Timothy

1:1a Christ: Or 'Christ Jesus,' according to some authorities.
1:3b serve: Latreuo: see Matt. 4:10.
1:5c mind: Or, 'I am thankful ... calling to mind.'
1:5d been: A verb is needed in English, and 'has been' is warranted by the apostle's 'calling to mind.'
1:6e rekindle: 'To revive, rekindle, what is drooping:' see Gen. 45:27. The whole subject of the epistle is energy in the darkening state of the assembly.
1:7f discretion: A quiet, sound or sober mind.
1:8g tidings: This personification of the gospel is very common with Paul.
1:11h herald: Or 'preacher,' as 1Tim. 2:7; 2Pet. 2:5.
1:12i believed: Pisteuo, 'believe,' occurs in different constructions; with the dative, as here, it means, 'to believe a person or thing;' compare Matt. 21:25; John 5:24 and 47. Followed by eis with an accusative, as frequently in John, it is to believe on a person as an object of faith, as John 14:1 ('ye believe on God, believe also on me'). Followed by epi with an accusative, it goes on to the idea of confidence: I rest my faith on him, yet with a more general idea of looking to him with this confidence. It is only used thus six times, so far as I am aware: Acts 9:42; 11:17; 16:31; 22:19; Rom. 4:5, 24. Followed by epi with a dative, it is used only in Luke 24:25, and in the three passages where Isa. 28:16 is quoted, Rom. 9:33; 10:11; 1Pet. 2:6, where it is confidence in, or reliance upon, a person or thing. Followed by en with a dative, it occurs more seldom, and refers to believing in the truth of a thing, receiving a statement as true, as Mark 1:15 ('believe in the glad tidings').
1:13a Have: Or 'hold fast.' Timothy had heard no form from Paul, but words or doctrines. Hence, he was to have a summary or outline, so as to state clearly and definitely what he did hold. I have added 'words,' because in English 'which' might be thought to refer to outline. The Greek means a systematic expose, in outline, of any system of doctrine or philosophy, as 1Tim. 1:16, 'delineation.'
2:2b of: Dia: the state or circumstances in which a thing happened, as Rom. 2:27.
2:3c suffering: See ch. 1:8.
2:3d Christ: Or 'Christ Jesus,' according to some authorities.
2:4e going: Or 'serving.'
2:6f labour: It might be rendered, 'The labouring husbandman ought to be the first to partake (as Heb. 6:7) of the fruits.' But the sense is that he must work first in order to partake.
2:10g, 2:12g endure: 'Endure' has a double sense in English: 'to last,' and 'to go through suffering patiently.' Here it is the latter, as in Rom. 2:7; 8:25; Jas. 5:11.
2:10h obtain: Not in an active sense, but simply get it, not miss it.
2:16i they: i e. those who speak thus.
2:18k astray: Or 'missed the mark.' But this, though exact, is too familiar; and 'missed the truth' has another sense: see Note, 1Tim. 6:21.
2:19a Yet: The Greek word affirms with certainty where doubt may have been raised. This overthrowing might seem to call in question God's foundation. Yet that remains firm. Speculation as to what the foundation is is futile, particularly that of those who speak of the invisible church. The church is founded, a building; not a foundation. It is simply God's foundation abstractly.
2:21b purified: The word for 'purified' is only found here and 1Cor. 5:7, 'Purge out.' There it was to get rid of the old leaven out of the lump; here the one who names the name of the Lord has to purge himself from among the vessels. Hence we have an additional preposition which is rendered by 'separating from.' Lit. 'purified himself away from these.'
2:21c Master: Despotes, as Acts 4:24.
2:23d senseless: Lit. 'foolish and undisciplined questionings;' in general a mind not subject to God, a man following his own mind and will.
2:24e teach: Some take this to mean 'teachable,' but it seems to be more the spirit of the servant of the Lord.
2:25f acknowledgment, 3:7f knowledge: Clear, full knowledge or acknowledgment, epignosis.
2:26g *his*: It is here a question whether it be God's will or Satan's; whether 'for' (eis) refers to 'awake up' or 'taken captive:' 'awake up for his (God's) will out of the snare,' &c.; that those who have been taken as prey by the devil may, God having given them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, awake up to follow his will. I rather prefer its application to God.
3:2h ungrateful: Or 'ungracious.' Cf. Luke 6:35.
3:3i good: Or 'the good' (persons).
3:8k faith: Or 'as regards faith.'
3:10l with: Or 'hast followed up,' as 1Tim. 4:6.
3:13a evil: Lit. 'to worse.'
3:17b complete: Artios: 'complete as to qualifications.'
4:1c by: That is 'I testify or charge thee before God, and by the appearing.' 'By' may be taken as 'according to,' that is, the judgment is according to the power and glory of his appearing and his kingdom. Some authorities read 'at.'
4:2d convict: Or 'reprove.' See 1Tim. 5:20.
4:4e turned: Or 'will be turned aside,' or 'have turned themselves aside.' Compare 1Tim. 1:6; 5:15. Here their being already turned aside leads them to turn away their ear from the truth.
4:5f sober: This implies, not watching actively, nor being awake, but that sober clearness of mind resulting from exemption from false influences -- not muddled with the influence of what intoxicates. So we think of one when we say, He has a sober judgment.
4:6g out: This is as Phil. 2:17.
4:8h Henceforth: 'Henceforth,' with the sense of 'This being finished, there remains consequently.'
4:11i ministry: Diakonia: see Note, 1Cor. 4:1.
4:14k did: Compare Gen. 50:15, 17. Lit. 'showed me,' but we do not say 'show evil' in English, though we say 'show kindness,' referring to acts, because they show what is in the heart.
4:22a your: Lit. 'thy spirit,' singular, but 'you' is plural.

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