According to theNew Testament,Eunice was the mother ofTimothy and influenced his faith inChrist.[1] Born intothe Jewish faith, she and her motherLois acceptedChristianity.
Eunice is identified by name only in2 Timothy 1:5, where the author writes to Timothy, "I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well" (ESV). Many commentators have also connected Eunice to 2 Timothy 3:15, where Timothy is reminded, "from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings" (ESV).Albert Barnes makes this observation of Eunice: "The mother of Timothy was a pious Hebrewess, and regarded it as one of the duties of her religion to train her son in the careful knowledge of the word of God."[2] Timothy's mother is also mentioned, but not named, inActs 16:1 where it shows she married outside of the Jewish faith to aGreek man (who was well spoken of in their home town,Lystra).
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