2 TIMOTHY 2:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.”
Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use and some for dishonorable. — The household (oikos) contains mixed furnishings: some skeuē (vessels) ordained for timē (honor), others for atimia (dishonor). The metaphor allows for diversity of rank and function within the community.
Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 2:20
Many men are still even now perplexed to account for the fact, that the wicked are suffered to remain, and are not yet destroyed. Now doubtless various reasons may be assigned for this, as, that they may be converted, or that by their punishment they may be made an example to the multitude. But Paul here mentions a similar case. For he says, “In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and earth.” Showing by this, that as in a great house…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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