Timothy
Bishop of Ephesus, disciple and companion of Paul. Instructed from infancy in sacred letters and exhorted by Paul to the study of reading.
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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II. JEROME TO PAULINUS.
— Paul writes to Timothy, instructed from infancy in sacred letters, and exhorts him to study; warns him not to neglect the grace given by laying on of hands
"He writes to Timothy, instructed from infancy in the sacred letters, and exhorts him to the study of reading, lest he neglect the grace which was given him by the laying on of hands of the presbytery."
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II. JEROME TO PAULINUS.
— Paul instructs Timothy and Titus
"He instructs Timothy and Titus"
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Arguments for the Old Testament
— Paul praises Timothy because from infancy he learned the Sacred Letters (the Old Testament)
"Paul praises Timothy, Second Epistle, chapter 3, verse 14, because from infancy he had learned the Sacred Letters"
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— Paul writes to Timothy in context of Colossians 2:8 on philosophy and empty deceit
"See that no one deceives you through philosophy, and (that is) empty deceit."