Fragmenta in epistulam ii ad Timotheum (in catenis) 2 Tim 1,1 In the first epistle, being about to hand down ecclesiastical rules, he said "by command," but in the second he said "according to promise." For the apostolate which is by command of God orders what is expedient, while the other offers to those who hear the promise of life, not the present one but the eternal, which is in Christ Jesus. In the first epistle, being about to give orders, he says "by command," but in the second epistle, "according to promise." For the apostolate gives orders, but in the hope that those who obey may obtain eternal life. 2 Tim 1,3 He does not mean the uninterruptedness of his life, but of his faith in God. 2 Tim 1,8-10 Since the temptation against those who evangelize caused a hindrance to the gospel, for this reason he says: Share in suffering for the gospel. And he added: according to the power of God, since suffering itself requires the help of God, who abolished death, and brought life and incorruption to light through the gospel. There was life also in the time of Adam and in the time of those after him, but it was darkened by the death of disobedience. It has now been enlightened, therefore, by the resurrection of Christ; it was darkened by death, it is enlightened through Christ. And how is it possible for the gospel to be tempted? As the preachers were tempted. But since the temptation against those who evangelize caused a hindrance to the gospel, for this reason he says these things. -And brought life to light. What exists is brought to light. Since, therefore, life was given before the disobedience of Adam, but was darkened by death, again by the resurrection of the Savior life is brought to light. 2 Tim 1,12 What deposit? He taught him the sound doctrine. 343 2 Tim 2,4 Since he said before, "the one who serves as a soldier must not be entangled in the affairs of this life," the question then was how, without being entangled, he has the things he needs. He indicated that he must live from the gospel. 2 Tim 2,17 Gangrene is an affliction, putrefying and easily spreading through bodies. 2 Tim 4,1 He does not testify as one condemning laziness, but so that in the testimony he may preserve for him his own purpose throughout. I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom, instead of, so that when the Son of Man comes, I may have a defense that I have spoken. And he says these things, in order to give him confidence for preaching the word. 2 Tim 4,2 For through this command he wishes the teacher to be present to his disciples at all times, with "in season" indicating the reminder after the sin; for then it seems somehow opportune to rebuke the one who has sinned. But since this stands outside of preventative help—to wait for a person to sin first, and then to rebuke him and turn him towards repentance—further correcting the statement he says, not only "in season" but also "out of season," so that "out of season" might mean before the sin comes to fruition. For to many it is considered superfluous and not opportune to converse with those who have not yet sinned. But this superfluous and inopportune thing is exceedingly necessary and opportune for those who know how to discern. For one must speak about fornication even to the self-controlled person, lest he fall into the nets of passion, and to the one who honors self-sufficiency and equality, and what is just, it is fitting to go through arguments concerning greed and love of money, lest 344 he unguardedly receive a shoot from the root of evils. For the root of all evils is the love of money. Paul the apostle has determined. 2 Tim 4,5 The fulfillment of the ministry indicates the full and unfailing nature of the words, as many as are proper to the high priesthood, and the fulfillment from all sides of the needs of the rational flock so that all the members may be complete in both priests and ministers; for those who have been allotted the dignity of the episcopate were appointed to build up and to plant, even if it should happen that they suffer for this reason. Therefore also in what has been said he placed the suffering of the work first

Fragmenta in epistulam ii ad Timotheum (in catenis) 2 Tim 1,1 Ἐν μὲν τῇ προτέρᾳ ἐπιστολῇ μέλλων ἐκκλησιαστικοὺς κανόνας παραδιδόναι, εἶπε κατ' ἐπιταγήν, ἐν δὲ τῇ δευτέρᾳ κατ' ἐπαγγελίαν ἔφη· ἡ γὰρ ἀποστολὴ ἡ μὲν κατ' ἐπιταγὴν τοῦ θεοῦ διατάττει τὰ συμφέροντα, ἡ δὲ τοῖς ἀκούουσι ἐπαγγελίαν ζωῆς, οὐ τῆς νῦν ἀλλὰ τῆς ἀϊδίου, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ ἐπιστολῇ κατ' ἐπιταγὴν λέγει μέλλων διατάττειν, ἐν δὲ τῇ δευτέρᾳ ἐπιστολῇ κατ' ἐπαγγελίαν· ἡ γὰρ ἀποστολὴ διατάττει μέν, ἐπ' ἐλπίδι δὲ τοῦ τυχεῖν αἰωνίου ζωῆς τοὺς ὑπακούοντας. 2 Tim 1,3 Οὐ τὸ ἀπαράλειπτον λέγει τοῦ βίου, ἀλλὰ τῆς εἰς θεὸν πίστεως. 2 Tim 1,8-10 Ἐπειδὴ ὁ κατὰ τῶν εὐαγγελιζομένων πειρασμὸς ἐκκοπὴν ἐποίει τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, διὰ τοῦτό φησιν· συγκακοπάθησον τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ. ἐπήγαγε δέ· κατὰ δύναμιν θεοῦ, ἐπειδὴ αὐτὸ τὸ κακοπαθεῖν τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ δεῖται βοηθείας, τοῦ καταργήσαντος μὲν τὸν θάνατον, φωτίσαντος δὲ ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου. ἦν καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἀδὰμ ζωὴ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν μετ' αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ τῷ θανάτῳ τῆς παρακοῆς ἐζοφώθη. ἐφωτίσθη οὖν νῦν τῇ ἀναστάσει τοῦ Χριστοῦ· ἐζοφώθη τῷ θανάτῳ, φωτίζεται διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ. Καὶ πῶς οἷόν τε πειράζεσθαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον; ὡς ἐπειράζοντο οἱ κηρύττοντες. ἀλλ' ἐπειδὴ ὁ κατὰ τῶν εὐαγγελιζομένων πειρασμὸς ἐγκοπὴν ἐποίει τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, διὰ τοῦτο ταῦτά φησιν. -Φωτίσαντος δὲ ζωήν. τὸ ὂν φωτίζεται. ἐπειδὴ τοίνυν ἐδόθη μὲν πρὸ τῆς παρακοῆς τοῦ Ἀδὰμ ἡ ζωή, θανάτῳ δὲ ἐζοφώθη, πάλιν τῇ ἀναστάσει τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡ ζωὴ φωτίζεται. 2 Tim 1,12 Ποίαν παραθήκην; τὴν ὑγιῆ διδασκαλίαν ἐδίδαξεν αὐτόν. 343 2 Tim 2,4 Ἐπειδὴ προεῖπεν, οὐ δεῖ τὸν στρατευόμενον ἐμπλέκεσθαι τῆς τοῦ βίου πραγματείας, ἐζητεῖτο δὲ λοιπὸν πῶς μὴ ἐμπλεκόμενος ἔχει τὰ πρὸς τὴν χρείαν. ἐνέφηνεν ὅτι ἀπὸ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου δεῖ ζῆν. 2 Tim 2,17 Πάθος ἐστὶν ἡ γάγγραινα, κατασήπων καὶ εὐχερῶς κατατρέχων τοῖς σώμασιν. 2 Tim 4,1 Οὐχ ὡς καταγινώσκων ῥᾳθυμοῦντος μαρτύρεται, ἀλλ' ἵνα ἐν τῇ μαρτυρίᾳ φυλάξῃ αὐτῷ δι' ὅλου τὴν ἑαυτοῦ πρόθεσιν. διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ μέλλοντος κρίνειν ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς, κατὰ τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἔχω ἀπολογίαν ὅτι ἐγὼ εἶπον. ταῦτα δὲ λέγει, ἵνα παρρησίαν αὐτῷ δῷ πρὸς τὸ κηρύττειν τὸν λόγον. 2 Tim 4,2 Βούλεται γὰρ διὰ τούτου τοῦ παραγγέλματος κατὰ πάντα καιρὸν τοῖς μαθητευομένοις ἐφίστασθαι τὸν διδάσκαλον τοῦ μὲν εὐκαίρως δηλοῦντος τὴν μετὰ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ὑπόμνησιν· τότε γὰρ δοκεῖ πῶς εὔκαιρον εἶναι τὸ διελέγξαι τὸν ἁμαρτήσαντα. ἐπειδὴ δὲ τῆς προφυλακτικῆς ἔξω τοῦτο βοηθείας καθέστηκε, τὸ ἀναμένειν ἁμαρτεῖν πρῶτον τὸν ἄνθρωπον, εἴθ' οὕτως ἐλέγχειν αὐτὸν καὶ πρὸς τὴν μετάνοιαν ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπιδιορθούμενος τὸν λόγον φησίν, οὐ μόνον εὐκαίρως ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀκαίρως, ἵνα ᾖ τὸ ἀκαίρως τὸ πρὶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν εἰς ἔργον ἐλθεῖν. περιττὸν γὰρ καὶ οὐκ ἐπὶ καιροῦ νομίζεται τοῖς πολλοῖς τὸ τοῖς μήπω διαμαρτοῦσι προσδιαλέγεσθαι. τοῦτο δὲ τὸ περιττὸν καὶ ἄκαιρον τοῖς εἰδόσι διακρίνειν λίαν ἐστὶν ἀναγκαῖον καὶ εὔκαιρον. καὶ τῷ σωφρονοῦντι γὰρ διαλεκτέον περὶ πορνείας, ἵνα μὴ τοῖς τοῦ πάθους λίνοις ἐμπέσοι, καὶ τῷ τὴν αὐτάρκειαν τιμῶντι καὶ τὸ ἶσον, καὶ δίκαιον τοὺς περὶ πλεονεξίας καὶ φιλαργυρίας λόγους διεξιέναι προσήκει, μή 344 πως ἀφυλάκτως τῆς ῥίζης τῶν κακῶν βλάστημα παραδέχηται. ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία. Παῦλος ὁ ἀπόστολος διωρίσατο. 2 Tim 4,5 Ἡ τῆς διακονίας πληροφορία τὸ πλῆρες καὶ ἀνελλειπὲς ὑποφαίνει τῶν λόγων ὅσα τῆς ἀρχιερωσύνης καθέστηκεν ἴδια, καὶ τὸ πανταχόθεν τὰς τοῦ λογικοῦ ποιμνίου χρείας ἀναπληροῦν ὡς πᾶσι τοῖς μέλεσιν ἀρτίως ἔχειν ἔν τε ἱερεῦσι καὶ λειτουργοῖς· εἰς γὰρ τὸ ἀνοικοδομεῖν καὶ φυγεύειν ἐτάχθησαν οἱ τὸ τῆς ἐπισκοπῆς ἀξίωμα κληρωσάμενοι, καὶ εἰ κακοπαθεῖν διὰ τοῦτο συμβαίη. διὸ καὶ ἐν τοῖς εἰρημένοις τὴν κακοπάθειαν τοῦ ἔργου προέταξεν