The Apostle Paul
2 Timothy 1:11BSB·traditional attribution
to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
John Gill Reformed Baptist
Whereunto I am appointed a preacher,.... Both from eternity, in the counsel and purpose of God, Act 9:15 and in time, by the church at Antioch, and the prophets in it, according to the express order of the Holy Ghost, Act 13:2.
John Calvin Reformed
Paul asserts his apostolic authority not for Timothy's sake alone; Timothy already believed. He writes with these grand titles because he stands at death's door and means to seal his whole ministry with his blood, that the Church may know his doctrine comes from God Himself, not from a mortal man's opinion.
AI summary
Commenting on 2 Timothy 1:1-18
Albert Barnes Presbyterian
Verse 11. Whereunto I am appointed a preacher. That is, I am appointed to make these truths known. , .