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- From Ephesus, where Timothy was, to Rome, where the apostle was; and this request did not arise purely from a desire of seeing Timothy, as in 2 Timothy 1:4 but rather because he had some things to say to him, relating to the care of the churches and the good of the interest of Christ, which he chose not to write with ink and paper; and he desires the rather that he would use diligence, and hasten his coming to him; partly because winter was coming on, when travelling would not be so safe and...
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Timothy is venerated as an apostle, saint, and martyr by the Eastern Orthodox Church, with his feast day on 22 January. The General Roman Calendar venerates Timothy together with Titus by a memorial on 26 January, the day after the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul.
Saint Timothy (born, Lystra, Lycaonia [now Lusna, Tur.]—died ad 97, Ephesus [now in Turkey]; Western feast day January 24 [in Roman church January 26 with Titus], Eastern feast day January 22) was a disciple of St. Paul the Apostle, whom he accompanied on his missions.
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Paul is imprisoned in Rome, beginning in 61 A.D., at the end of his fourth missionary journey (Acts 28:16 - 31). While he is in prison, he writes four epistles, three of which mention Timothy being with him (Philippians 1:1, 2:19, Colossians 1:1, Philemon 1:1).
Aug 17, 2019 · As his “true son in the faith” (1 Tim. 1:2), Timothy became an invaluable help to Paul in his ministry. Sometime after his release from his first imprisonment in Rome (Acts 28) 1 Paul sent Timothy to Ephesus to combat false doctrine that was being taught there (1 Tim. 1:3).
Two of the Pastoral Epistles, written after Paul’s first Rom. imprisonment, were addressed to Timothy. The intimate relationship that existed between Paul and Timothy is very evident from these letters. Paul refers to Timothy as “my true child in the faith” (1 Tim 1:2), “my son” (1:18), “my beloved child” (2 Tim 1:2).
Apr 23, 2024 · When St. Paul returned from Rome in 64, he left Timothy at Ephesus to take care of that church, of which he was the first bishop, as the Council of Chalcedon recognizes him. St. Paul wrote to him from Macedonia, the first of the two letters addressed to him.
It was probably soon after the arrival of Silas and Timothy that St. Paul wrote his First Epistle to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:1, 2, 6). The Second Epistle followed some time before St. Paul left Corinth.
