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1 Timothy 2:7
For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to Timothy in Ephesus, asserting his own commission immediately before issuing a practical command about men's prayer (v.8). He stakes his authority before the instruction.
The words — κῆρυξ (kērux) is a herald, a public announcer dispatched by a sovereign to deliver a message, not a voluntary speaker. The BSB's "preacher" softens the royal-messenger connotation of the Greek.
The thread — 2 Timothy 1:11 repeats the identical triad (preacher, apostle, teacher) as Paul's summary of his calling. Romans 9:1 carries the same "I am not lying" oath, and Acts 9:15 establishes the Gentile scope of the mission.
Why it lands — Paul is telling the reader that the command in verse 8 carries the weight of a herald's dispatch, not a personal preference. It asks the reader to receive what follows as authoritative instruction, not optional advice.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Acts 9:15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
- 2 Timothy 1:11 to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
- Romans 9:1 I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 15:16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- Ephesians 3:7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
- Ecclesiastes 12:8 “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”
- Romans 11:13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
- Galatians 1:16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
- Galatians 1:20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
- Galatians 2:9 And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.