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18 sty 2022 · In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage — with great patience and careful instruction (2 Timothy 4:1-2).
(1) A solemn charge to Timothy. I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom. a. I charge you therefore: Charge translates a strong word from Biblical Greek (diamarturomai), also often translated testified (such as in Acts 8:25).
His words are peculiarly solemn, I charge thee, therefore — This is an inference drawn from the whole preceding chapter; before God and the Lord Jesus Christ — Now and always present with us, observing our whole behaviour; who shall judge the quick and the dead.
"I charge thee..," introduces the text of 2 Tim. 4:1-5 and lays the ground work for our question: "What was Timothy charged to do?" The word "charge" means : "to conjure or appeal to by something sacred." (M.R. Vincent). The charge was made "before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ". To understand the charge, we must first return to the third ...
What Does 2 Timothy 4:1 Mean? I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Timothy 4:1(NASB)
This is a solemn, serious obligation which Paul is placing on his friend. The exact same word is found in 1 Timothy 5:21 where Paul wrote, "In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality."
Paul’s Charge to Timothy. 4 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom, 2 preach the word, be ready in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.
