Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 2 Timothy 2:1

"Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." — 2 Timothy 2:1 (ASV)

After exhorting Timothy to “be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,” Paul sounds his frequent note in the Pastorals about preserving and transmitting the tradition of truth (cf. 1:13–14). As Paul had entrusted the Gospel to Timothy (1:14), so now Timothy must pass it on to “reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.”