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being freed from them, or being nourished by good hopes. How is it that he nowhere says he is an Apostle of the Father, but of Christ? He makes all things common, and calls it the Gospel of God; For whatever we may suffer, he says, the things here are nothing. To Timothy, my true child in faith. This too is an encouragement. For if he showed such faith as to become Paul's child, not simply, but a true one, he will be confident also about the future. For it is a mark of faith, even if what happens is contrary to the promises, not 62.505 to fall away nor be troubled. But behold, both a child, and a true child, and is in no way of the same substance. But what? Was he irrational? But he was not of Paul, he says; so that this is not indicative of being "from someone." What then? Was he of a different substance? Not that either. For having said "child," he for this reason added, "in faith," so as to show that he was genuine and from him; he was in no way changed, he had the likeness according to the faith; which also in human things is the case with substance, a son is like his father, but not in the same way as in the case of God; for there the closeness is greater. For here, even if they are the same in substance, yet they differ in many other respects, in color, in form, in understanding, in age, in will, in things of the soul, in things of the body, in external things, and in many other ways they differ from one another, more than they are joined to one another; but there, there are none of these barriers. The phrase, "according to the commandment," is more emphatic than "called," as can be learned from other places. Similar to, "To Timothy my true child," he also says to the Corinthians, "In Christ Jesus I have begotten you," that is, in faith. He adds "true" because he wishes to show the exact resemblance he bore to him, beyond others; and not only this, but also the love towards him, and his great affection. Behold "in," again with respect to faith; for he says, "to my true child in faith." See also how great the encomium is, if indeed he calls him not only his son, but also his true child. Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 2. Why in none of the other epistles did he place "mercy" first, but here? This too is from great affection; for he prays for more for his child, fearing and trembling for him. For he was so afraid, that he, which he has done nowhere else, even wrote to him about bodily matters, as when he says, "Use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities." For teachers especially need more mercy. From God, he says, our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord. Again, here is a comfort. For if God is a father, he cares for us as children; for hear what Christ says, "What man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?" As I urged you to remain in Ephesus, when I was going to Macedonia. Hear his gentleness, how he uses not the voice of a teacher, but almost of a servant. For he did not say, "I commanded," nor "I ordered," nor "I advised," but what? "I urged you." Yet we ought not to be so disposed towards all disciples, but towards the gentle and virtuous; but towards the others who are corrupt and not genuine, in another way; as he himself, writing elsewhere, says, "Rebuke them with all authority." And here see what he says: "That you may charge some," not, "that you may urge," but, "that you may charge them not to teach other doctrines." What is this? For was not Paul's epistle, which he sent to them, sufficient? It was sufficient, but men are more contemptuous of written words. So one can either say this, or that these things were even before the 62.506 letters. And he himself spent a long time in this city, and here was the temple of Artemis, here he suffered those terrible things. For after the theater was dismissed, having called and encouraged the disciples, he sailed away, and came to them again. And it is worthy

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αὐτῶν ἀπαλλαττόμενοι, ἢ χρησταῖς ἐλπίσι τρεφόμενοι. Πῶς δὲ οὐδαμοῦ τοῦ Πατρὸς Ἀπόστολον ἑαυτὸν εἶναί φησιν, ἀλλὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ; Πάντα κοινοποιεῖ, καὶ Εὐαγγέλιον δὲ αὐτὸ λέγει τοῦ Θεοῦ· Ὅσα γὰρ ἂν πάθωμεν, φησὶν, οὐδέν ἐστι τὰ ἐνταῦθα. Τιμοθέῳ, γνησίῳ τέκνῳ ἐν πίστει. Καὶ τοῦτο παρακλητικόν. Εἰ γὰρ τοσαύτην ἐπεδείξατο πίστιν, ὡς Παύλου γενέσθαι τέκνον, οὐχ ἁπλῶς, ἀλλὰ γνήσιον, θαῤῥήσει καὶ περὶ τῶν μελλόντων. Πίστεως δὲ τὸ, κἂν ἐναντία ταῖς ἐπαγγελίαις ᾖ τὰ γινόμενα, μὴ 62.505 καταπίπτειν μηδὲ θορυβεῖσθαι. Ἀλλ' ἰδοὺ καὶ τέκνον, καὶ γνήσιον τέκνον, καὶ οὐδαμοῦ τῆς αὐτῆς ἐστιν οὐσίας. Ἀλλὰ τί; ἄλογον ἦν; Ἀλλ' οὐκ ἦν ἐκ Παύλου, φησίν· ὥστε οὐ τοῦ ἔκ τινος εἶναι τοῦτο δηλωτικόν. Τί οὖν; ἑτεροούσιος ἦν; Οὐδὲ τοῦτο. Εἰπὼν γὰρ τέκνον, διὰ τοῦτο προσέθηκεν, Ἐν πίστει, ὥστε δηλῶσαι ὅτι γνήσιος ἦν καὶ ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἦν· οὐδὲν ἐνήλλακτο, κατὰ τὴν πίστιν τὸ ἐμφερὲς εἶχεν· ὃ καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀνθρωπίνοις ἐπὶ τῆς οὐσίας ἐστὶν, ὅμοιός ἐστιν υἱὸς τῷ πατρὶ, ἀλλ' οὐχ οὕτως, ὡς ἐπὶ Θεοῦ· πλείων γὰρ ἐγγύτης ἐκεῖ. Ἐνταῦθα μὲν γὰρ, εἰ καὶ τῇ οὐσίᾳ ταυτόν εἰσιν, ἀλλ' ἑτέροις πολλοῖς διεστήκασι, χρώματι, σχήματι, συνέσει, χρόνῳ, προαιρέσει, τοῖς περὶ ψυχὴν, τοῖς περὶ σῶμα, τοῖς ἐκτὸς, καὶ πλείοσιν ἑτέροις διεστήκασιν ἀλλήλων, ἢ συνάπτονται πρὸς ἀλλήλους· ἐκεῖ δὲ τούτων οὐδὲν ἔστι τῶν διαφραγμάτων. Τὸ, Κατ' ἐπιταγὴν, τοῦ, Κλητὸς, ἐνεργέστερόν ἐστι, καθὼς καὶ ἀλλαχόθεν ἔστι μαθεῖν. Ὅμοιον δὲ τοῦ, Τιμοθέῳ γνησίῳ τέκνῳ, καὶ Κορινθίοις φησὶν, Ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα, τουτέστιν ἐν πίστει. Τὸ δὲ, γνήσιον, προστίθησι, τὴν ἀκριβῆ καὶ ὑπὲρ τοὺς ἄλλους πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁμοιότητα δεῖξαι βουλόμενος· οὐ τοῦτο δὲ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην τὴν πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ τὴν διάθεσιν τὴν πολλήν. Ἰδοὺ τὸ, ἐν, πάλιν ἐπὶ τῆς πίστεως· Γνησίῳ γὰρ τέκνῳ ἐν πίστει, φησίν. Ὅρα δὲ καὶ τὸ ἐγκώμιον ὅσον, εἴ γε μὴ μόνον υἱὸν αὑτοῦ φησιν αὐτὸν, ἀλλὰ καὶ γνήσιον τέκνον. Χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν. βʹ. ∆ιὰ τί τῶν ἄλλων ἐπιστολῶν οὐδαμοῦ τὸν ἔλεον προέταξεν, ἀλλ' ἐνταῦθα; Καὶ τοῦτο ἀπὸ πολλῆς φιλοστοργίας· πλείονα γὰρ ἐπεύχεται τῷ παιδὶ, δεδοικὼς ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ καὶ τρέμων. Οὕτω γὰρ ἐδεδοίκει, ὡς, ὃ μηδαμοῦ πεποίηκε, καὶ σωματικῶν ἕνεκεν ἐπιστεῖλαι πρὸς αὐτὸν, ὡς ὅταν λέγῃ, Οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχόν σου καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας. Πλείονος γὰρ μάλιστα οἱ διδάσκαλοι δέονται τοῦ ἐλέου. Ἀπὸ Θεοῦ, φησὶ, Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν. Πάλιν ἐνταῦθα παραμυθία. Εἰ γὰρ πατὴρ ὁ Θεὸς, ὡς τέκνων κήδεται· ἄκουε γὰρ τοῦ Χριστοῦ λέγοντος, Τίς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἐὰν αἰτήσῃ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἄρτον, μὴ λίθον ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ; Καθὼς παρεκάλεσά σε προσμεῖναι ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, πορευόμενος εἰς Μακεδονίαν. Ἄκουε τὸ προσηνὲς, πῶς οὐ διδασκάλου κέχρηται φωνῇ, ἀλλ' οἰκέτου σχεδόν. Οὐ γὰρ εἶπεν, Ἐπέταξα, οὐδὲ, Ἐκέλευσα, οὐδὲ, Παρῄνεσα, ἀλλὰ τί; Παρεκάλεσά σε. Οὐ μὴν πρὸς πάντας τοὺς μαθητὰς οὕτω διακεῖσθαι ἡμᾶς χρὴ, ἀλλὰ πρὸς τοὺς ἡμέρους καὶ ἐναρέτους, πρὸς δὲ τοὺς ἄλλους τοὺς διεφθαρμένους καὶ μὴ γνησίους, ἑτέρως· καθὼς καὶ αὐτὸς γράφων ἀλλαχοῦ φησιν, Ἔλεγχε αὐτοὺς μετὰ πάσης ἐπιταγῆς. Καὶ ἐνταῦθα δὲ ὅρα τί φησιν· Ἵνα παραγγείλῃς τισὶν, οὐχ, Ἵνα παρακαλέσῃς, ἀλλ', Ἵνα παραγγείλῃς μὴ ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν. Τί τοῦτό ἐστιν; οὐ γὰρ ἤρκει ἡ Παύλου ἐπιστολὴ, ἣν ἐπέστειλεν αὐτοῖς; Ἤρκει μὲν, ἀλλὰ πρὸς τὰ γράμματα καταφρονητικώτερον οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἔχουσιν. Ἢ οὖν τοῦτό ἐστιν εἰπεῖν, ἢ ὅτι καὶ πρὸ τῶν 62.506 γραμμάτων ταῦτα ἦν. Καὶ αὐτὸς δὲ πολὺν ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ χρόνον πεποίηκε, καὶ ἐνταῦθα τὸ ἱερὸν τῆς Ἀρτέμιδος ἦν, ἐνταῦθα ἔπαθε τὰ δεινὰ ἐκεῖνα. Μετὰ γὰρ τὸ λυθῆναι τὸ θέατρον, καλέσας καὶ παρακαλέσας τοὺς μαθητὰς, οὕτως ἐξέπλει, καὶ πάλιν παρεγένετο αὐτοῖς. Ἄξιον δὲ