2 Timothy 1:11 - Exposition

Was for am, A.V.; teacher for teacher of the Gentiles, A.V. and T.R. Was appointed ( ἐτέθην ); comp. 1 Timothy 1:12 , θέμενος εἰς διακονίαν , "appointing me to the ministry;" and 1 Timothy 2:7 . A preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher (so also 1 Timothy 2:7 ). Teacher ( διδάσκαλος ) is one of the spiritual offices enumerated in 1 Corinthians 12:28 and Ephesians 4:11 . It is surely remarkable that neither here nor elsewhere does St. Paul speak of any call to the priesthood in a sacerdotal sense (see Romans 1:1 , Romans 1:5 ; Romans 15:16 ; 1 Corinthians 1:1 , etc.).