Had not Timothy already made his advancement manifest to an extraordinary degree? So, what did Paul mean by these words, and how can we benefit from his counsel?
قَبْلَ كِتَابَةِ هذِهِ ٱلْكَلِمَاتِ ،‏ كَانَ بُولُسُ قَدْ سَافَرَ إِلَى مَقْدُونِيَةَ وَطَلَبَ مِنْ تِيمُوثَاوُسَ أَنْ يَبْقَى فِي أَفَسُسَ .‏