The Pulpit Commentary — 2 Timothy — Section 3

natural one, e.nd not at all In harmony with equivalent, .19'1JUffl1 a "lifetime,n we Bllm to the context. The force of .. b.. in O"rry1ta.,co1rde,i• arrive at the primary mee.ning of a.l,f,v as rro11 (only found here in the New Testament being a "generation," and then any long e.nd in the R. T. of oh. ii. 8) is me.nifeetly to period of time analogons to a man's lifetime. e.ssociate Timothy with St. Pe.nl in the Hence x.p&vo, a.i,1,v,o, would be timee made e.ffliotiona of the gospel. " Be a fellow- up of successive generatioll.B, and ,rpb xp&vc.,v pe.rte.ker with me of the afflictions," which a.io,v[.,., would mean at the nry beginniog u in ohvions contrast with being ashe.med of the timee which conneted of human of the testimony of the Lord e.nd of the generations. Alcl,11 -rw11 a.l,f,vo,11 would be one apostle hie prisoner. The go,pel (-rrp ,ba.-y- great generation, consisting of all the suc- -y,>.l'I'); i.e. for the gospel, e.s Phil. i. 27, cessive generations of mankind. The whole '' striving for the fe.ith of the gospel" (-rfi dumtion of man.kind in this present world 1rltr-r01), e.nd e.s Chrysost.om ei:plaine it: ''"l',r~p would be in this eenee one vaet a.i~v, to .be -roil ,va.-y-,,>.lou (Huther). Aooordi.ng to the followed by we know not what succeeding power of God; either "e.ccording to that ones. Thus Eph. i. 21, 111 -r,; alw111 -ro{n-rp is spirit of power which God gave you at your contrasted with iv -ri µb. 7'.oll'T,, the idea ordination," or "u.ocording to the mighty being that the world has its lifetime analo- power of God me.nifested in our se.lvation gous to the lifetime of e. man. The aame e.nd in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus period may also be considered ae made up of Christ." The le.tter seems to be whe.t St. sever,.} shorter alw11n, tbe prediluvial, the Paul he.d in his mind. Timothy ought to patriarchal, the MOBBic, the Christian, and feel the.t this power we.s on his side, IIUOh like (see note to 1 Tim. L 17). Ver. 9.-Saved for hath Ba11ed, A.V. ; a for Ver. 10.-Hath now been manifeswl. for u an, A. V. ; timea eternal for the 1D01"ld began, :now made manifest, A. V.; Christ Jesua for A.V. Who 1111,ved us, and oa.lled us. The Jea!J.8 Chrid, A.V.; abolished for hath abo- se.ving we.s in the gift of his only begotten luhed, A.V.; brought for hath brou.ght, A.V.; Son to be onr Se.viour; the calling is the incorruptwn for immo-rtality, A. V. Kath work of the Holy Spirit dre.wing indivi- now been ma.nifeeted (cpa.v,p,.,eiirra.v); a word dual souls to Christ to be 1111,ved by him. of very frequent use by St. Paul. The same (For the power of God disple.yed in me.n's contrast between the long time during which se.lve.tion, comp. Eph. L 19, 20.) With a God's gracious p11rp0111 lay hidden, and the holy oalling (comp. Rom. i. 7; 1 Cor. i. 2). present time when it wae brought to light Not aooordi.ng to our works (see Titus iii. 5; by the gospel, which is contained in this Eph. ii. 4-10). His own purpose and graoe. passage, is foroibly dwelt upon in Eph. iiL If our calling were of works, it would not be 1-12. The appearing (,,.:;,s t1r,cp1111,lus), by gre.ce (Rom. iv. 4, 5; i:i. 6), but it is applied here, e.s in the name of the Festival "acoording to the riches of his grace . . . of the Epiphany, to the fi?Bt advent, but in according to his good pleasure which he oh.iv. I and Titus ii 13 and elsewhere applied purposed in himself" (Eph. i. 9, 11). Be- to the second e.dvent, "the glorione appear- fore times eternal (..-pb xp&,,..,,, aJ..,.,1,.,.,). ing of our Saviour Je81l8 Chriat" (Titus Ii The phrase seems to have the same general 13). Aboliehed (1t11-rczp-,frrr...,,.os); i.e. "de- meaning e.s ,rpb 1tCJ-ra.fJo>.'ijs 1t&rrµou, "before stroyed," or " done away ,n or "made of nUlle the foundation of the world" (Eph. i. 4), effect," e.s the word is ftri011Bly rendand where the general oontext is the same. The (1 Cor. xv. 26; 2 Cor. iii 11; Gal iiL 17: phrase itself occurs in Rom. xvi. 25 (xp&vois comp. Heh. ii 14). Broughc ... to light a.lr.,11lo1s) and Titus i. 2, in whioh le.et plaoe (cp.,,.lo-1111-ros); e.s in 1 Cor. h·. Hi. Elsewhen time is indicated P.09terior to the creation of rather "to give light," or "to enlighten,. men. In 1 Cor. ,L 7 we have simply ..-pb (see Luke xi. 36; Heb. 'ri. ~; L 32, eto.). -riiw a./,:,.,,.,,,, "befo:t1l the worlds," where ul,f,11 For a full description of the abolition al ie equivalent to alr.,11lo1 xp611oa, and in Eph. death and the introduction of eternal life In iii. 11, 1rp&8,rr111 .-w11 ai,:,.,..,.,, "the eternal its stead, through the death and resurreation purpoee." In Luke i. 70 the phrase, tiw' of Jesus Christ, see Rom. v. and vi., and a.1wvos, is rendered "since the world began," eepeoially vi. 8-11. Through the goepel; and ,ls -rovs a.1@vus (Matt. vi. 18)," for ever." beoouse the gospel both deolares the death So frequently ds -rbv a.1@1111, "for ever" and resurreotion of Ohriet, and oe.lls ns to (Matt. xxL 19; John vi. 51, eto.), and .Zs share in them. These mighty glories of the TOVS ailwva.s ,,.;;,., a.1,1,,,.,., (Gal. i. 5; Eph. iii. gospel were good reasons why Timothy 21; 1 Tim. i. 17, etc.), "for ever and ever.n Bhould not be e.shamed of the testimony of The usa:ge of the LXX. is very similar, his Lord, nor shrink from the affliotione of where ciw' alw11os, ds -rov uiwvu, 1rpb -rw11 a.I,{,. the gospel. They were Bignal evidlllOIII ""'"• a.lcl,v -r@11 ,.1,:,.,..,.,, eto., are frequent, e.s of the power of God. well ae the e.djeotive a.lwa,10,. Putting all Ver. 11.-W<JB for Cl"', A.V.; teaoher for theee passe.ge11 together, and advt'rting to teacher of the Gentile.a, A. V. and T.R. Wu the ole.seioal meaning of a.l,1,11, and its Latin appointed ( l-rle.,11) : comp. 1 Tim. i. 12., O'-"  THE SECOND EPISTLE TO TIMOTHY. [cm. L 1-18.