He ought also to have a good report — To have had a fair character in time past. From them that are without — That are not Christians. Lest he fall into reproach — By their rehearsing his former life, which might discourage and prove a snare to him.
Verse 7. THE _SIXTEENTH_ REQUISITE IS, THAT HE _SHOULD HAVE A_ _GOOD REPORT OF THEM WHICH ARE WITHOUT_] That he should be one who had not been previously a profligate, or scandalous in his life. Such...
MOREOVER HE MUST HAVE A GOOD REPORT OF THEM WHICH ARE WITHOUT - Who are without the church; that is, of those who are not Christians. This includes, of course, “all” classes of those who are not Chris...
III. CONCERNING THE HOUSE OF GOD CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The overseer (1 Timothy 3:1)_ 2. The deacon (1 Timothy 3:8) 3. The house of God and the mystery of Godliness (1 Timothy 3:14)...
(_b_) III. 1 TIMOTHY 3:1. Church Officials. 1 Timothy 3:1. The Bishops. Not only public worship, but also the appointment of officials, must be regulated. He who exercises oversight a good work, as i...
There is a saying which everyone must believe--if a man aspires to the office of overseer in the Church, it is a fine work on which his heart is set. An overseer must be a man against whom no criticis...
THE LEADERS OF THE CHURCH (1 Timothy 3:1-7)...
MOREOVER. But. REPORT. testimony. Add "Also". of. App-104. REPROACH. Greek. _oneidissmos_. See Romans 15:3. SNARE. Greek. _pagis_. Here, 1 Timothy 6:19; Luke 21:25.
_them which are without_ Outside the circle of believers, the Christian Church: the same phrase is used by St Paul, 1 Thessalonians 4:12, -walk honestly toward them that are without"; cf. 1 Corinthian...
The duties and characters of Bishops or Presbyters Following the directions concerning the general arrangements for public worship come instructions as to the character and qualifications of the appo...
II. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE CHURCH 1–7. i. BISHOPS Having spoken of the conduct of public worship, the Apostle proceeds to expound the qualifications requisite for those who hold offic...
Rec. text after δεῖ δὲ inserts αὐτόν with D2KLP and Latin Vss.; _om_. אAGH. 7. ΔῈ ΚΑΊ The καί serves to connect this with 1 Timothy 3:6; _but_ he must _also_ &c. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΊΑΝ. Not μαρτύριον as in 1 Timo...
ΈΞΩΘΕΝ (G1855) внешний; "внешние" — термин, обозначающий неверующих (_см._ Colossians 4:5). ΌΝΕΙΔΙΣΜΌΣ (G3680) упрек, несчастье, оскорбление, ΠΑΓΊΔΑ _асс. sing. от_ ΠΑΓΊΣ (G3803) ловушка, западня. _...
LEST HE FALL INTO REPROACH, &C.— Lest, the unbelieving Jews or Gentiles being able to blast his reputation, he fall into the reproach and snare of the accuser, for the bad life he led before his conve...
III. CHURCH OFFICERS 3:1-16 A. Office of the Overseer (1 Timothy 3:1-7) 1. THE ELDER. 1 Timothy 3:1-7 _TEXT 3:1-7_ 1 Faithful is the saying, if a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a...
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. A GOOD REPORT - Greek, testimony. So Paul was influenced by the good report of...
3 Translators have experienced much difficulty with this opening sentence, because it seemed to lack the principal verb. The A V adds _ so do_, the Revisers _ so do I now_. It is very seldom that any...
5 This passage is primarily intended to break down the bounds in which salvation had hitherto been confined. The testimony of past eras is no basis on which to build in this era. The testimony to the...
CONCERNING THE OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH 1-7. The fourth charge to Timothy, in respect to presbyters....
HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH 1 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 3 WHAT AN *ELDER MUST BE LIKE (3:1-7) V1 Anyone who aims to be a leader in the church desires a good task. That is true. V2 But...
MOREOVER HE MUST HAVE A GOOD REPORT OF THEM WHICH ARE WITHOUT. — The man to be chosen as a responsible office-bearer in the Church, should be one possessing a stainless reputation for integrity and ho...
CHAPTER 10 ORIGIN OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY; VARIOUS CERTAINTIES AND PROBABILITIES DISTINGUISHED. - 1 Timothy 3:1 THIS passage is one of the most important in the New Testament respecting the Christi...
τῶν ἔξωθεν : οἱ ἔξω in Mark 4:11 (ἔξωθεν, W.H. m.) means those who came into contact more or less close with Jesus, but who were not His disciples. In the Pauline use (see reff.) it means the non-Chri...
The qualifications of the men who are to be ministers; and first (_a_) of the episcopus (vv.1-7) secondly (_b_) of the deacons (1 Timothy 3:8-13) with a parenthetical instruction respecting women chur...
FITNESS FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP 1 Timothy 3:1 One of Timothy's most urgent duties was to take care that those who held office in the churches were beyond reproach. The tone of a Christian community...
Turning to the government of the Church, the apostle deals with two orders, bishops and deacons. The bishop is an overseer, whose duty it is to watch over the flock. The apostle describes the qualific...
QUALIFICATIONS OF BISHOPS Paul turned from leadership in worship to leadership in the church. Men are not to be drafted into this work against their will but must desire this work. Spain says the word...
(1) В¶ This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (2) A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given t...
1 Timothy 1:1-20. We enter now on the confidential communications of the apostle to some of his fellow-labourers, and tonight on the epistles to Timothy. The two have much in common, but they have als...
7_A good report from those who are without_. This appears to be very difficult, that a religious man should have, as witnesses of his integrity, infidels themselves, who are furiously mad to tell lies...
The apostle next points out to Timothy the qualities necessary for a bishop or a deacon, as well as for the wife of the latter. [4] He supposes here that there were some who desired to undertake this...
MOREOVER, HE MUST HAVE A GOOD REPORT OF THEM WHICH ARE WITHOUT, c,] That is, "without the church", as the Arabic version reads for wicked men, though they dislike the principles and profession of godl...
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Ver. 7. _A good report of them, &c._] For a workman that needeth not to be ashame...
_Moreover, he must have a good report_ That is, a fair or good character, or good testimony, namely, as to the time past; _of them that are without_ That are not Christians; _lest he fall into reproac...
HAVE A GOOD REPORT; be of unblemished reputation in view not only of Christians, but of others. THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL; which he sets by tempting men so to act as to injure themselves and the cause of...
THE OFFICE OF A BISHOP, OR PASTOR....
MOREOVER, HE MUST HAVE A GOOD REPORT OF THEM WHICH ARE WITHOUT LEST HE FALL INTO REPROACH AND THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL. Here is a very complete table of duties for pastors and all public teachers in the...
If before we have seen personal conduct that is to be consistent with assembly character, this chapter, while dealing with personal character still, connects it directly with the order of the assembly...
Moreover he must have good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 1. Report - Who makes out this report? How does one gain a good report? What would...
“AND HE MUST HAVE. GOOD REPUTATION WITH THOSE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH”: Please note that the elder is. man from the community in which the congregation is located and not some administrator with headquarte...
1-7 If a man desired the pastoral office, and from love to Christ, and the souls of men, was ready to deny himself, and undergo hardships by devoting himself to that service, he sought to be employed...
MOREOVER HE MUST HAVE A GOOD REPORT OF THEM WHICH ARE WITHOUT: the apostle would have ministers men of good reputation amongst such as were without the pale of the church, for that is the meaning of t...
1 Timothy 3:7 Moreover G1161 G2532 he G846 must G1163 (G5748) have G2192 (G5721) good G2570 testimony...
1 Timothy 3:7. A good report from them that are without. As a matter of practice, the word points to more than general reputation. The ‘report' μαρτυρία was _testimony_ direct and formal, hose ‘witho...
FROM THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT (απο των εξωθεν). "From the outside (of the church) ones." Paul's care for the witness of outsiders is seen in 1 Thessalonians 4:12; 1 Corinthians 10:32; Colossians 4:5...
CONTENTS: Qualifications of elders and deacons. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Satan. CONCLUSION: Those having places of authority in the church must be blameless, not lying under any scandal, watchful ag...
1 Timothy 3:1. _This is a true saying,_ an indubitable word, _if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work,_ a laudable sphere of labour and usefulness. But by the idea of a primiti...
BY THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH. This is one of the proofs of his sanity of judgment. Also, since he will in effect be an advertisement for the messianic community (church), he must not be a social o...
_The office of a bishop._ THE OFFICE OF A BISHOP A GOOD WORK If a man desire the office of a bishop from right principles, he desireth. not a secular dignity--not a good benefice--not a post of hon...
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 3:7 WELL THOUGHT OF BY OUTSIDERS. See 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Timothy
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 3:1 In listing the qualifications for the overseer of a church, Paul emphasizes character rather than specific duties. The list describes a person of mature Christian chara...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 3:1. THIS IS A TRUE SAYING.—See note on 1 Timothy 1:15. IF ANY MAN DESIRE THE OFFICE OF A BISHOP.—It is generally admitted that to the latest New Testament t...
EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 3:1 _Faithful is the saying _for _this is a true saying_,_ _A.V.; _seeketh _for _desire_,_ _A.V. FAITHFUL IS THE SAYING (see above, 1 Timothy 1:15, note). This manifestly refers...
Tonight we will be studying First Timothy three and four. It is interesting as Paul writes to Timothy on several occasions, he uses phrases that are interesting to me. He said, This is a faithful sayi...
1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Corinthians 5:12; 1 Peter 4:14; 1 Samuel 2:24;...
A good report [μ α ρ τ υ ρ ι α ν κ α λ η ν]. Comp. Acts 6:3. Not only does kalov occur in the Pastorals nearly twice as many times as in Paul, but the usage is different. Out of 16 instances in Paul,...
Note here, How needful it is for. minister to be of an untainted reputation;. bishop must be of good report, saith St. Paul; it is necessary for his own salvation that he be good, and for the salvatio...