7. Whereunto —For the giving of which testimony. I am ordained —literally, "I was set": the same Greek, as "putting me," c. ( 1 Timothy 1:12 ). preacher —literally, "herald" ( 1 Corinthians 1:21 1 Corinthians 9:27 ; 1 Corinthians 15:11 ; 2 Timothy 1:11 ; Titus 1:3 ). He recurs to himself, as in Titus 1:3- : , in himself a living pattern or announcement of the Gospel, so here "a herald and teacher of (it to) the Gentiles" ( Galatians 2:9 ; Ephesians 3:1-12 ; Colossians 1:23 ). The universality of his commission is an appropriate assertion here, where he is arguing to prove that prayers are to be made "for all men" ( 1 Timothy 2:1 ). I speak the truth . . . and lie not —a strong asseveration of his universal commission, characteristic of the ardor of the apostle, exposed to frequent conflict ( Romans 11:1 ; 2 Corinthians 11:13 ). in faith and verity —rather, "in the faith and the truth." The sphere in which his ministry was appointed to be exercised was the faith and the truth ( 1 Timothy 2:4 ): the Gospel truth, the subject matter of the faith [WIESINGER]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-8" class="com-number"
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