Teks -- 1 Timothy 2:7 (NET)

2:7 For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle– I am telling the truth; I am not lying– and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

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Robertson: 1Ti 2:7 - For which

For which ( eis ho ).

The testimony of Jesus in his self-surrender (1Ti 2:6). See eis ho in 2Ti 1:11.

Robertson: 1Ti 2:7 - I was appointed

I was appointed ( etethēn egō ).

First aorist passive indicative of tithēmi .

Robertson: 1Ti 2:7 - Preacher and apostle

Preacher and apostle ( kērux kai apostolos ).

In 2Ti 1:10 Paul adds didaskalos (herald, apostle, teacher) as he does here with emphasis. In Col 1:23. he has diakonos (minister). He frequently uses kērussō of himself (1Co 1:23; 1Co 9:27; Gal 2:2; Rom 10:8.).

Robertson: 1Ti 2:7 - I speak the truth, I lie not

I speak the truth, I lie not ( alētheian legō , ou pseudomai ).

A Pauline touch (Rom 9:1). Cf. Gal 1:20; 2Co 11:31. Here alone he calls himself "a teacher of the Gentiles,"elsewhere apostle (Rom 11:13), minister (Rom 15:16), prisoner (Eph 3:1).

Vincent: 1Ti 2:7 - I am ordained

I am ordained ( ἐτέθην ἐγω )

Better, I was appointed . See on Joh 15:16.

Vincent: 1Ti 2:7 - A preacher

A preacher ( κῆρυξ )

Lit. a herald . See on 2Pe 2:5. Paul does not use the noun, but the kindred verb κηρύσσειν to proclaim or preach is very common in his writings. See Rom 10:8; 1Co 1:23; 2Co 4:5; Phi 1:15, etc.

Vincent: 1Ti 2:7 - I speak the truth in Christ and lie not

I speak the truth in Christ and lie not

Omit in Christ . A strange asseveration to an intimate and trusted friend. Apparently an imitation of Rom 9:1.

Vincent: 1Ti 2:7 - A teacher of the Gentiles

A teacher of the Gentiles ( διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν )

Paul does not use this phrase. He expressly distinguishes between teacher and apostle . See 1Co 12:28; Eph 4:11. He calls himself ἐθνῶν ἀπόστολος apostle of the Gentiles (Rom 11:13); λειτουργός Χριστοῦ Ἱησοῦ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles (Rom 15:16); and δέσμιος τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἱησοῦ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν τῶν ἐθνῶν prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles (Eph 3:1).

Vincent: 1Ti 2:7 - In faith and verity

In faith and verity ( ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀληθείᾳ )

Or faith and truth . The combination only here. Paul has sincerity and truth (1Co 5:8), and sanctification of the Spirit and faith of the truth (2Th 2:13). The phrase must not be explained in true faith , nor faithfully and truly . It means that faith and truth are the element or sphere in which the apostolic function is discharged: that he preaches with a sincere faith in the gospel, and with a truthful representation of the gospel which he believes.

JFB: 1Ti 2:7 - Whereunto

For the giving of which testimony.

JFB: 1Ti 2:7 - I am ordained

Literally, "I was set": the same Greek, as "putting me," &c. (1Ti 1:12).

JFB: 1Ti 2:7 - preacher

Literally, "herald" (1Co 1:21; 1Co 9:27; 1Co 15:11; 2Ti 1:11; Tit 1:3). He recurs to himself, as in 1Ti 1:16, in himself a living pattern or announcement of the Gospel, so here "a herald and teacher of (it to) the Gentiles" (Gal 2:9; Eph 3:1-12; Col 1:23). The universality of his commission is an appropriate assertion here, where he is arguing to prove that prayers are to be made "for all men" (1Ti 2:1).

JFB: 1Ti 2:7 - I speak the truth . . . and lie not

A strong asseveration of his universal commission, characteristic of the ardor of the apostle, exposed to frequent conflict (Rom 11:1; 2Co 11:13).

JFB: 1Ti 2:7 - in faith and verity

Rather, "in the faith and the truth." The sphere in which his ministry was appointed to be exercised was the faith and the truth (1Ti 2:4): the Gospel truth, the subject matter of the faith [WIESINGER].

Clarke: 1Ti 2:7 - I am ordained a preacher

I am ordained a preacher - I am set apart, ετεθην, appointed. The word does not imply any imposition of hands by either bishop or presbytery, as is vulgarly supposed

Clarke: 1Ti 2:7 - I speak the truth in Christ

I speak the truth in Christ - As I have received my commission from him, so I testify his truth. I did not run before I was sent; and I speak nothing but what I have received

Clarke: 1Ti 2:7 - A teacher of the Gentiles

A teacher of the Gentiles - Being specially commissioned to preach the Gospel, not to the Jews, but to the nations of the world

Clarke: 1Ti 2:7 - In faith and verity

In faith and verity - Faithfully and truly; preaching the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth; and this fervently, affectionately, and perseveringly

Instead of εν πιστει, in faith, the Cod. Alexand. has εν πνευματι, in spirit. "A teacher of the Gentiles in spirit and truth."

Calvin: 1Ti 2:7 - For which I have been appointed // I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie

7.For which I have been appointed. That it may not be thought that he makes rash assertions — as many are wont to do — on a subject which he did not well understand, he affirms that God had appointed him for this purpose, that he might bring the Gentiles, who had formerly been alienated from the kingdom of God, to have a share in the gospel; for his apostleship was a sure foundation of the divine calling. And on this account he labors very hard in asserting it, as there are many who received it with no small difficulty.

I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie. He employs an oath, or protestation, as in a matter of extraordinary weigh and importance, that he is a teacher of the Gentiles, and that in faith and truth These two things denote a good conscience, but still it must rest on the certainty of the will of God. Thus he means, that he preaches the gospel to the Gentiles, not only with pure affection, but also with an upright and fearless conscience; because he does nothing but by the command of God.

TSK: 1Ti 2:7 - I am // a preacher // I speak // a teacher // in faith // verity

I am : 1Ti 1:11, 1Ti 1:12

a preacher : Ecc 1:1, Ecc 1:2, Ecc 1:12, Ecc 7:27, Ecc 12:8-10; Rom 10:14; Eph 3:7, Eph 3:8; 2Ti 1:11; 2Pe 2:5

I speak : Rom 1:9, Rom 9:1; 2Co 11:31; Gal 1:20

a teacher : Joh 7:35; Act 9:15, Act 22:21, Act 26:17, Act 26:18, Act 26:20; Rom 11:13, Rom 15:16; Gal 1:16, Gal 2:9

in faith : Act 14:27; Gal 2:16, Gal 3:9

verity : Psa 111:7

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Poole: 1Ti 2:7 - 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

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher for the publishing and making known of which testimony of the Divine goodness and truth I am set, or appointed, 2Ti 1:11 , eteyhn , a preacher, or a public officer to proclaim and make it known.

And an apostle and am immediately called by Christ, and sent out upon that employment.

I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not I call Christ to witness that I speak nothing but what I know to be true. It is a phrase which hath, if not the form, yet the force of an oath; and was necessary in this case, for it was not easy to persuade the Jews that God had sent any to reveal the way of salvation to the Gentiles.

A teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity and my special province was to teach the Gentiles, Act 9:15 26:17 Gal 2:7-9 ; and to instruct them in the doctrine of faith and truth: or, I was set faithfully and truly to instruct the Gentiles.

PBC: 1Ti 2:7

See GG: 19,22 May 30, 2004

Gill: 1Ti 2:7 - 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

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle,.... He was ordained or appointed to be a preacher of the Gospel from all eternity, and was separated or set apart unto it in time, and was put into the ministry of it by Christ himself, and was not a common or ordinary preacher of the word, but an apostle, an extraordinary officer in the Gospel church.

I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not; which are a sort of an oath, or an appeal to Christ the omniscient God, for the truth of what he said, concerning his ordination to the Gospel; see a like phrase in Rom 9:1. The phrase, "in Christ", is left out in the Alexandrian copy, and in three of Beza's ancient copies, and in some others, and in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions;

a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity; the Gospel of the uncircumcision, or which was to be preached to the uncircumcised Gentiles, was committed to this apostle; and his work and ministry lay among them, and therefore he is called the apostle of the Gentiles: and so he was in faith and verity; which may regard the subject matter of his teachings and ministry; it was the faith and truth of the Gospel, even the whole of it, the faith which was once delivered to the saints, and the truth as it is in Jesus; or else the character of the apostle, as a teacher, that he was a true and faithful one, who with all integrity and veracity, fully and faithfully preached the Gospel; and since he was appointed a teacher of it to the Gentiles, this is another argument why they, as well as the Jews, should be prayed for.