1. Instructions to Timothy
Salutation
Instructions to Timothy
Come Soon
Closing
1:1-2
1:3
4:8
4:9
4:18
4:19-22

2. Instructions to Timothy
Come Soon
Salutation
Closing
Greeting
Be Strong & Teach; Timothy's Calling
Thanksgiving
Teach Through Suffering; Paul’s Model
Leader and Opponents
Un-Godliness and Need for Truth
Closing Charge to Timothy
Closing Remarks - Instructions
1:1-2
1:3-7
1:8-18
2:1-13
2:14-26
3:1-17
4:1-9
4:9
4:18
4:19-22

3. Instructions to Timothy
So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.
Purpose 1:8
Instructions to Timothy
Come Soon
Salutation
Closing
Greeting
Be Strong & Teach; Timothy's Calling
Thanksgiving
Teach Through Suffering; Paul’s Model
Un-Godliness and Need for Truth
Closing Charge to Timothy
Closing Remarks - Instructions
Leader and Opponents
1:1-2
1:3-7
1:8-18
2:1-13
2:14-26
3:1-17
4:1-9
4:9
4:18
4:19-22

4. 2 Timothy: Structure Explicit:
This letter falls into a set of individual units which are difficult to bring into a cohesive whole.
Much more personal in character.
Much more impassioned in nature than the cooler more “Senior Pastor” letter of 1 Timothy or Titus.

5. 2 Timothy: Purposes Explicit:
So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, (2Ti 1:8 NIV)
Timothy & Titus never mention suffering as part of Timothy’s ministerial duties. This gives 2 Timothy as completely different feel.
Paul’s physical suffering seems to be from the State (in Roman jail; 2:9).
But the real suffering he describes comes from being abandoned by his co-laborers (1:15; 4:9-18)

6. 2 Timothy: Purposes Explicit:
In 2 Tim, suffering does not seem to arise from the World (e.g., As in Romans or Revelation) but from internal sources; from the Church herself.
Identifying the precise source of one’s ministerial pain is a grey area.

7. 2 Timothy: Purposes Explicit:
There is no explicit church setting addressed (e.g., No Ephesus).
The Epistolary situation is that Paul’s ministry is coming to an end (4:6-8).
Timothy is to follow Paul’s model (not as replacement apostle) but as leader of the church in the world.

8. 2 Timothy: Purposes Explicit:
No real mention of equipping others to follow in His or Timothy’s footsteps (except 2:2)
Most verbs are 2nd person singular imperatives.
Little instruction informing Timothy how to train others or their ministerial qualifications (contra 1 Tim 3). Exception in 2 Tim 2:24
Rather the teaching tone is basic doctrine with personal ethical consequences.

9. Instructions to Timothy
Come Soon
Salutation
Note the Salutation
Almost identical to 1 Tim:
Command of God vs. Will of God
Added “According to promise of life” (see Titus 1:2)
Genuine child in faith vs. beloved child (are we to hear inheritance language?)
Theme of “Mercy” is still central (2 Tim 1:16, 18)
Reference to Paul as Apostle may hint to a larger reading audience than just Timothy.
Closing
Teach Through Suffering; Paul’s Model
Be Strong & Teach; Timothy's Calling
Thanksgiving
Leader and Opponents
Un-Godliness and Need for Truth
Closing Charge to Timothy
Closing Remarks - Instructions
1:1-2
1:3-7
1:8-18
2:1-13
2:14-26
3:1-17
4:1-9
4:9
4:18
4:19-22

10. Instructions to Timothy
Come Soon
Salutation
Note the presence of a Greeting/Thanksgiving
●See Rom 1:8-17; 1 Cor 1:4-9)
●Missing from 1 Tim & Titus
Closing
Teach Through Suffering; Paul’s Model
Be Strong & Teach; Timothy's Calling
Thanksgiving
Leader and Opponents
Un-Godliness and Need for Truth
Closing Charge to Timothy
Closing Remarks - Instructions
1:1-2
1:3-7
1:8-18
2:1-13
2:14-26
3:1-17
4:1-9
4:9
4:18
4:19-22

11. 2 Timothy - Greeting I thank (lit: I have grace) to/for God,
▪whom I serve (worship?), as my forefathers did,
with a clear conscience,
▪constantly remember (lit: I have [for you] remembrance) you in my prayers night and day
▪longing to see you, recalling your tears,
so that I may be filled with joy.
▪I have been reminded of your sincere faith,
which first lived in your grandmother Lois and
in your mother Eunice and,
I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

12. 2 Timothy - Greeting I thank (lit: I have grace) to/for God,
▪whom I serve (worship?), as my forefathers did,
with a clear conscience,
▪constantly remember (lit: I have [for you] remembrance) you in my prayers night and day
▪longing to see you, recalling your tears,
so that I may be filled with joy.
▪I have been reminded of your sincere faith,
which first lived in your grandmother Lois and
in your mother Eunice and,
I am persuaded, now lives in you also.