1 Timothy 2:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
1 Timothy 2:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 2:717 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 2:7
Since therefore Christ suffered for the Gentiles, and I was separated to be a “teacher of the Gentiles,” why do you refuse to pray for them? He fully shows his own credibility, by saying that he was “ordained” Acts 13:2, that is, separated, for this purpose, the other Apostles being backward in teaching the Gentiles; he adds, “in faith and verity,” to show that in that faith there was no deceit. Here is observable the extension of grace. For the Jews had no prayers for the…
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