1 TIMOTHY 1:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;”
This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare — the martial metaphor (strateuō kalon agōna) frames Timothy's pastoral ministry as spiritual combat. The prophecies (proemphilopsian) suggest Timothy's gifts were recognized and confirmed through charismatic utterance.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 1:18
The office of a Teacher and that of a Priest is of great dignity, and to bring forward one that is worthy requires a divine election. So it was of old, and so it is now, when we make a choice without human passion, not looking to any temporal consideration, swayed neither by friendship, nor enmity. For though we be not partakers of so great a measure of the Spirit as they, yet a good purpose is sufficient to draw unto us the election of God. For the Apostles, when they…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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