Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
EXHORTATIONS; TO FAITHFULNESS AS A GOOD SOLDIER OF CHRIST; ERRORS TO BE SHUNNED; THE LORD'S SURE FOUNDATION; THE RIGHT SPIRIT FOR A SERVANT OF CHRIST. (2Ti. 2:1-26)
Thou therefore--following my example (2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:12), and that of ONESIPHORUS (2 Timothy 1:16-18), and shunning that of those who forsook me (2 Timothy 1:15).
my son--Children ought to imitate their father.
be strong--literally, "be invested with power." Have power, and show thyself to have it; implying an abiding state of power.
in the grace--the element IN which the believer's strength has place. Compare 2 Timothy 1:7, "God hath given us the spirit of power."
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Galatians 4:19
1 Timothy 2:1
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