2 Timothy.pdf

1:3 emphasizes Paul's conviction that his parents' religion served God in good faith, and his ministry was in direct continuity with it.
1:5 notes that tradition has it that Lois and Eunice were Christians, but Dunn believes they were pious Jews.
1:8 likely refers to Paul's last imprisonment in Rome, making this his last epistle in 67 AD.
1:9-10 provides a succinct summary of the gospel as seen and preached by Paul, with salvation given through Christ from the beginning of time.
1:14 highlights the role of the indwelling Spirit in enabling Timothy to guard the "good treasure".
1:15 expresses a strong sense of betrayal by Hermogenes and Phygelus.
2:2 mentions gospel succession from Paul to Timothy to faithful people who will teach others.
2:8-13 contains a unique exhortation that echoes an established confessional formula.
2:12b-13 seems to contradict each other, but serves different purposes: to warn and comfort.
2:18 refers to 1 Tim 1:20 and note #6 for explanation.
2:19 is prompted by Isa 28:16 and uses the "inscription" from Numb 16:5.
3:8 mentions Jannes and Jambres, possibly Pharaoh's magicians.
3:10-17 sandwiches Paul's mission work between references to Exodus and the affirmation of scripture's authority.
3:10-17 also states that scripture instructs us in the route to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
4:1 refers to Jesus' kingdom, a rare reference in the NT.
4:6 should be translated as "For my part, I am already spent, and the time of my release is at hand".
4:9-18 may be Paul's last words, written under pressure of circumstances and time, mentioning Demas, Titus, Mark, Tychicus, Carpus, Alexander, and others.
4:20 mentions Erastus, Trophimus, and Linus, with uncertain connections to other biblical figures.