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May the Lord give you understanding in all things.
—New King James Version®
Second Timothy is one of three letters (including the books of I Timothy and Titus) known as the Pastoral Epistles. Perhaps sent by Paul to Timothy and Titus, these epistles provided direction for those in leadership roles in the early Christian churches.
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Resources cited in this issue
GT: New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved; Vine, W. E. Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words. Westwood, NJ: Barbour & Co., 1985. Also available at blueletterbible.org.
Cit. 3: Arnold, Clinton E. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002.
Cit. 7: Radmacher, Earl D., Ronald Barclay Allen, and H. Wayne House. The NKJV Study Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007.
Cit. 16: Wilkins, Michael J. NIV Application Commentary: From Biblical Text . . . to Contemporary Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004.
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