Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Timothy 6:16
Who only hath underived, independent immortality. Dwelling in light unapproachable — To the highest angel. Whom no man hath seen, or can see — With bodily eyes. Yet "we shall see him as he is."
Who only hath underived, independent immortality. Dwelling in light unapproachable — To the highest angel. Whom no man hath seen, or can see — With bodily eyes. Yet "we shall see him as he is."
Verse 16. _WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY_] All beings that are not _eternal_ must be _mutable_; but there can be only _one eternal_ Being, that is God; and he only can have _immortality_. _DWELLING IN T...
WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY - The word here - ἀθανασία athanasia - properly means “exemption from death,” and seems to mean that God, in his own nature, enjoys a perfect and certain exemption from dea...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. Concerning servants (1 Timothy 6:1)_ 2. Concerning those who oppose (1 Timothy 6:3) 3. Concerning contentment and temptation (1 Timothy 6:6) 4. The final exhortations ...
(_b_) 1 TIMOTHY 6:11. TIMOTHY'S CALL TO FIDELITY. In contrast with this quest for worldly profit (1 Timothy 6:5; 1 Timothy 6:9 f.) Timothy must pursue the Christian virtues. Let him, in life's arena ...
But you, O man of God, flee from these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith; lay hold on eternal life, to which you are called, no...
HOW TO BE A SLAVE AND A CHRISTIAN (1 Timothy 6:1-2)...
IMMORTALITY. deathlessness. Greek. _athanasia_. Only here and 1 Corinthians 15:53. DWELLING IN. inhabiting. Greek. _oikeo_. THE. Omit. LIGHT. App-130., WHICH, &c.. unapproachable. Greek. _aprosito...
_whom no man hath seen_ -These words as compared with John 1:18 seem to prove decisively that the whole description applies to the Fath the Son." Alford. Between this verse and Matthew 5:8 there is no...
A further exhortation to Timothy. The Lord's appearing Timothy's own true life and bearing are solemnly dwelt upon in contrast to the false and low; see on 1 Timothy 6:3. _thou, O man of God_ Opposed...
EPILOGUE. i. PERSONAL ENCOURAGEMENT TO TIMOTHY...
Ὁ ΜΌΝΟΣ ἜΧΩΝ�, a fuller statement than the ἀφθάρτῳ of 1 Timothy 1:17, inasmuch as ἀθανασία (seemingly not distinguished from ἀφθαρσία in St Paul’s phraseology; see 1 Corinthians 15:53-54) is here decl...
ΑΘΑΝΑΣΊΑ (G110) бессмертие (BS, 293). ΟΊΚΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΟΊΚΈΩ (G3611) пребывать, ΑΠΡΌΣΙΤΟΣ (G676) недостижимый (SB, 3:656). ΕΊΔΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть, ΊΔΕΪ́Ν _aor....
WHOM NO MAN HATH SEEN, NOR CAN SEE:— This might be an allusion either to the _eastern courts,_ where the people were not admitted into the royal presence, or to behold the face of their king; or, to t...
PROPER WALK 1 Timothy 6:11-16 VI. THE MINISTER HIMSELF. 1 TIMOTHY 6:3-21 _A_ Text 6:11-16 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patien...
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. Frequent doxologies occur in the...
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...
16 Christ Jesus is the only One Who has been vivified. No one else has life beyond the reach of death. Immortality is His exclusive possession. The glory of deathlessness shines forth in Him with an i...
RESUMPTION OF PERSONAL CHARGE TO TIMOTHY. Timothy's conduct was to be in absolute contrast with that of the heterodox teachers, who valued religion as a source of gain. He must be faithful, as he had...
CONCERNING SERVANTS, THE RICH, AND CORRUPT TEACHERS 1, 2. The eighth charge to Timothy, as to bondservants or slaves. We have here an indication of the way in which Christianity abolished slavery—not...
HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH 1 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 6 SERVANTS AND MASTERS (6:1-2) V1 Those who are slaves must respect and honour their masters. They should do this so that no on...
WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY. — The holy angels — the souls of men — are immortal. “But one alone, ‘God,’ can be said _to have immortality,”_ because He, unlike other immortal beings who enjoy their immo...
ὁ μόνος ἔχων ἀθανασίαν : God the Father is the subject of this whole attribution; and it is the Catholic doctrine that He alone has endless existence as His _essential_ property, (οὐσίᾳ ἀθάνατος οὐ με...
1 Timothy 6:11-16 are a digression into a personal appeal. _Cf._ 2 Timothy 2:1; 2 Timothy 3:10; 2Ti 3:14; 2 Timothy 4:5....
Thoughts about the right use of wealth are suggested by the slave problem, a mischievous attitude towards which is associated with false doctrine. If a man possesses himself, he has enough. This posse...
“FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF THE FAITH” 1 Timothy 6:11 The poor need not envy the rich. Wealth makes no difference in the audit of eternity. A man cannot eat more than a certain amount of food, and wear...
The final injunction of the apostle concerning Timothy's duty toward his flock had to do with his dealing with Christian slaves. The master must not treat them with contempt. They are to recognize tha...
CONFESSING THE GOOD CONFESSION The man devoted to God's service will run away from material greed and pursue God's will. He will display reverence toward God, trust in God's word by obeying his will,...
_Who only hath immortality; i.e. is immortal of himself, and by his own nature. --- Light inaccessible; to human eyes or understandings. (Witham)_...
(11) But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou...
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...
_LIGHT_ ‘Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto.’ 1 Timothy 6:16 The frequency with which ‘light’ is used in the Scriptures in connection with God cannot fa...
16_Who alone hath immortality _Paul labors to demonstrate that there is no happiness, no dignity or excellence, no life, out of God. Accordingly, he now says that God alone is immortal, in order to in...
The apostle then goes equally into detail with regard to servants, that is, slaves. They were to respect their masters, in order that the doctrine of the Lord should not be blasphemed. When the master...
WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY,.... Angels are immortal, and so are the souls of men, and so will be the bodies of men after the resurrection; but then neither of these have immortality of themselves, they...
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom _be_ honour and power everlasting. Amen. Ver. 16. _Dwelling in the light_]...
_I give thee charge_, &c. See note on 1 Timothy 5:21; _in the sight_ In the presence; _of God_ Whose eye is upon us both; and _who quickeneth all things_ Who is the source of life, natural, spiritual,...
IMMORTALITY; in and of himself; life underived, independent, and eternal....
THE CONDUCT OF THE TRUE CHRISTIAN AND ITS REWARD. 1 Timothy 6:11...
WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY, DWELLING IN THE LIGHT WHICH NO MAN CAN APPROACH UNTO; WHOM NO MAN HATH SEEN NOR CAN SEE; TO WHOM BE HONOR AND POWER EVERLASTING. AMEN. Having shown the transitoriness, the s...
It may be noted that in this epistle the relationships of husband and wives, children and parents, are not mentioned, as are the questions of elders, widows, and now servants. For family ties are not...
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen. 1. Only - Does this verse teach that...
“WHO ALONE POSSESSES IMMORTALITY”: The word “immortality” literally means deathlessness, the word “immortal” means incorruptible, imperishable. God alone has the freedom from death, aging, and decay....
11-16 It ill becomes any men, but especially men of God, to set their hearts upon the things of this world; men of God should be taken up with the things of God. There must be a conflict with corrupt...
WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY; of himself; our souls and angels are immortal from the gift of God: or _immortality_ signifies here the same with eternity, or immutability. DWELLING IN THE LIGHT; continual...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI How then shall the Greeks any longer disbelieve the divine appearance on Mount Sinai, when the fire burned, consuming none of the things that grew on the mount;...
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1 Timothy 6:16. WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY. Other beings, His creatures, are immortal by the appointment of the great Creator. He only has it as the very essence of His being. The words have been much...
WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY (ο μονος εχων αθανασιαν). "The one who alone has immortality." Αθανασια (αθανατος, α privative and θανατος), old word, in N.T. only here and 1 Corinthians 15:53. Domitian...
WHOM NO MAN (_ See Scofield) - (John 1:18). _...
CONTENTS: Work of the minister continued. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Timothy, Pilate. CONCLUSION: The minister of Christ is to preach not only the general duties of all, but the duties of particu...
1 Timothy 6:1. _Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour,_ by obeying their commands, for in civil society we are all servants, and have duties which mus...
HE ALONE IS IMMORTAL. This simply means that God is entirely separate from every created thing, which includes angels and the Devil. God alone is UNCREATE (independently existent, without either begin...
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 6:2 Confronting the False Teaching Again. This concluding section is very similar to the opening section (1 Timothy 1:3). Both include discu
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 6:11 Paul contrasts Timothy and the false teachers. True ministry is not motivated by greed. It is motivated by the reality of eternal life and an awareness of accountabili...
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 6:15 Timothy must continue in his work because he knows that one day he will stand before God. Paul stresses God’s glory in contrast to the smallness of Timothy’s opponents...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 6:13. GOD, WHO QUICKENETH ALL THINGS.—R.V. margin, “preserveth all things alive.” It would almost seem as if St. Paul meant to say that, whatever perils gat...
EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 6:1 _Are servants _for _servants as are_,_ _A.V.;_ the doctrine _for _his doctrine_,_ _A.V. SERVANTS; literally, _slaves_._ _That slaves formed a considerable portion of the firs...
Vers. 15, 16. These verses begin with a more particular description of the expected appearance of Christ in its relation to God, and then run out into a doxology, celebrating the incomparable greatnes...
Now Paul turns to the subject of servants in chapter six. Let as many servants as are under the yoke (1 Timothy 6:1) That is, to a master. count their own masters worthy of all honour (1 Timothy 6:...
1 John 1:5; 1 Timothy 1:17; Colossians 1:15; Deuteronomy 32:40;...
Who only hath immortality [ο μ ο ν ο ς ε χ ω ν α θ α ν α σ ι α ν]. Comp. ajfqartw incorruptible, ch. 1 17. It has been suggested that there is here a possible allusion to the practice of deifying the...
Does only God have immortality or do humans also have it? PROBLEM: According to Paul in this passage, God “alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light.” However, in other places, Paul spea...