Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Timothy 1:2

"to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." — 2 Timothy 1:2 (ASV)

To Timothy, my dearly beloved son.—More accurately, (my) beloved son. The words used in the address of the First Epistle were my own son (γνησίῳ τέκνῳ). The change in the words was probably due to St. Paul’s feeling that, in spite of his earnest request for Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, these lines were in reality his farewell to his trusted friend and more than son, thus the loving word.

Grace, mercy, and peace . . .—See Notes on 1 Timothy 1:2.