Hence, he was reminding Timothy to trust the wisdom of the inspired Word, in which Timothy had been instructed since infancy. Elders, like Timothy, must at times reprove wrongdoers.
त्याअर्थी तो तीमथ्याला लहानपणापासून ज्याविषयी त्याला बोध मिळाला होता त्या प्रेरित वचनाच्या सुज्ञतेवर विश्‍वास ठेवण्याची आठवण करून देत होता.