Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;
    Timothy was with Paul in his first imprisonment at Rome (Colossians 1:1; Philemon 1:1). After Paul’s release he evidently traveled with Paul as far as Ephesus and was left there to administer to the needs of the Church. While there, he received these two epistles from Paul that bear his name. Although Timothy is referred to as a young men, he is probably about 30 years old at the time he receives this epistle.