Rather, he warned of hard times ahead for Timothy and encouraged his friend to avoid distractions, to keep on “acquiring power, ” and to pass Paul’s instructions on to others. In turn, these would be adequately equipped to help still others.
Pigem hoiatas ta raskete aegade eest, mis tema sõpra Timoteost ees ootavad, ja julgustas teda hoiduma eksitavatest mõjutustest, ’ saama vägevaks ’ (EP 97) ja andma Pauluse juhendid edasi teistele, kes siis omakorda saaksid vastava ettevalmistuse teiste aitamiseks.