1 Timothy Chapter 1, Verse 2
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2: τιμοθεω γνησιω τεκνω εν πιστει χαρις ελεος ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος ημων και χριστου ιησου ιησου χριστου του κυριου ημων
2: Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and
peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
2: To Timothy, his beloved son in faith. Grace, mercy and peace, from
God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.
Unto Timothy. For an account of Timothy see Intro, § 1.
My own son in the faith. Converted to the Christian faith by my instrumentality, and regarded by me with the affection of a father. "1Cor 4:15".
Paul had no children of his own, and he adopted Timothy as a son, and uniformly regarded and treated him as such. He had the same feeling also towards Titus. Tit 1:4. Comp. "Gal 4:19"; "1Thess 2:7, "1Thess 2:11"; "Pmon 1:10".
Grace, mercy, and peace, etc. "Rom 1:7".
