_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 5:1. REBUKE NOT AN ELDER.—_I.e._ do not sharply reprimand one advanced in years. The authority of St. Paul was never that of those who “lord it over God’s heritage.” 1 Timothy 5:2. AS SISTERS, WITH ALL PURITY.—With severe chastity of thought and expressio... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 5:4. CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS.—R.V. “children or grandchildren.” “Descendants, or more specially, as the context implies, grandchildren—nephews in the original but now antiquated sense of the word” (_Ellicott_). SHEW PIETY AT HOME.—Another example of St. Paul’s... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 5:17. COUNTED WORTHY OF DOUBLE HONOUR.—If the honour is remuneration, this double honour, denoting competent reward as well as respect, is like Costard’s “gardon, better than remuneration.” 1 Timothy 5:19. RECEIVE NOT AN ACCUSATION.—Their position would r... [ Continue Reading ]