Unless it is brought. As an evangelist, Timothy might be forced to hear accusations against an elder (church leader) who would be older than himself. This is in harmony with 1 Corinthians 6:5. But he is to ignore such things unless two or three reliable witnesses bring this accusation. (This is to prevent soreheads and troublemakers from making false charges.)
1 TIMOTHY 5:19 evkto.j eiv mh. evpi. du,o h' triw/n martu,rwn These words, found in all extant manuscripts of the passage, were absent from some Latin manuscripts known to Jerome, and perhaps also f...
Verse 19. _AGAINST AN ELDER_] Be very cautious of receiving evil reports against those whose business it is to preach to others, and correct their vices. Do not consider an elder as guilty of any all...
AGAINST AN ELDER - The word “elder” here seems to be used in the sense in which it is in the previous verse as relating to “office,” and not in the sense of an aged man, as in 1 Timothy 5:1. The conne...
V. INSTRUCTIONS AND EXHORTATIONS CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Concerning widows (1 Timothy 5:1)_ 2. Concerning elders (1 Timothy 5:17) 3. Responsibility and personal instructions (1 Timothy 5:22)...
ELDERS. In 1 Timothy 3:1 * Paul discusses _qualifications_ for eldership, here he gives Timothy rules for its _supervision._ (_a)_ On the principle of Scripture (Deuteronomy 25:4, _cf._ 1 Corinthians...
THE DUTY TO REPRIMAND (1 Timothy 5:1-2)...
Let elders who discharge their duties well be judged worthy of double honour, especially those who toil in preaching and in teaching; for Scripture says: "You must not muzzle the ox when he is treadin...
AGAINST. App-104. RECEIVE. Greek. _paradechomai._ See Acts 16:21. ACCUSATION. Greek. _kategoria_. Here; Luke 6:7; John 18:29; Titus 1:6,
_Against an elder_ A continuation of Timothy's official duties towards the presbyters, as is indicated by the context. The Mosaic precept here referred to is given in its most general terms, Deuterono...
Timothy's duties in regard to Presbyters Timothy's official treatment of the presbyters follows, and his personal bearing as requisite for this. The same general subject runs throughout, though (as n...
Some Latin MSS. known to Jerome seem to have omitted the words ἐκτὸς … μαρτύρων; and it is possible that we have a trace of this in Cyprian _Test_. iii. 76; but the variant is only a curiosity of crit...
ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΊΑ (G2724) обвинение против кого-л. (MM; Priesigke). ΠΑΡΑΔΈΧΟΥ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΑΡΑΔΈΧΟΜΑΙ (G3858) содержать, ΈΚΤΌΣ ΕΊ ΜΉ кроме случаев, когда (BS, 118)....
CARE OF ELDERS. 1 Timothy 5:17-25 _TEXT 5:17-25_ 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching. 18 For the scripture saith...
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. AGAINST AN ELDER - a presbyter of the church. BUT BEFORE TWO OR THREE WITNESSES. A judicial conviction was not permi...
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...
19 Unless sufficient evidence to establish his guilt is produced, no charge against an elder is to be entertained. A single witness may be mistaken, or biased: he must be corroborated by one or more o...
RESUMPTION OF CHARGE TO TIMOTHY as to presbyters. (1) Presbyters distinguished by their zeal, specially those distinguished in preaching and catechising, are to have higher honour and a larger stipend...
REGARDING WIDOWS AND ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ELDERS 1. Rebuke] This shows the authority which Timothy exercised. AN ELDER] i.e. an elderly man, not one officially so named....
HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH 1 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 5 ABOUT PERSONAL ATTITUDES AND RELATIONS (5:1-2) V1 Do not correct an older man with hard words. But appeal to him as if he wer...
AGAINST AN ELDER RECEIVE NOT AN ACCUSATION, BUT BEFORE TWO OR THREE WITNESSES. — By the “elder” here we must understand a presbyter — the ordained minister of the Church. St. Paul has been directing h...
The mention of καλῶς προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι, and of what was due to them, naturally suggests by contrast the consideration of unsatisfactory presbyters. Yet even these were to be protected against the...
What I have been saying about the support of widows reminds me of another question of Church finance: the payment of presbyters. Equity and scriptural principles suggest that they should be remunerate...
IMPARTIAL AND KINDLY SUPERVISION 1 Timothy 5:17 A man of years was always to be honored, and if he were called to rule in the church, he was to be treated with double honor; but none should be appoin...
Timothy's demeanor toward men and women was now described, and demands careful study and attention. As for men, seniors are to be treated with respect, while the younger men are to be treated as breth...
GIVING PROPER HONOR TO ELDERS Elders rule, or direct the affairs of the church, under the chief shepherd, Jesus Christ (1 Peter 5:1-5). They should not be forced to earn their living as well. Any elde...
(15) Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. (15) The second rule: allow no accusation to be considered against an elder, unless there are two or three witnesse...
_Against a priest. The word presbyter[9] is commonly here expounded of bishops and priests; though St. John Chrysostom understands it of men advanced in age. --- Receive not an accusation; i.e. do not...
(17) В¶ Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. (18) For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth...
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...
19_Against an elder receive not an accusation _After having commanded that salaries should be paid to pastors, he likewise instructs Timothy not to allow them to be assailed by calumnies, or loaded wi...
Having thus considered the labourer, the apostle returns to the details of the work, in which Timothy was to display his diligence and watchful care. Everywhere here the subject is that which is suita...
AGAINST AN ELDER RECEIVE NOT AN ACCUSATION,.... A charge of any crime: BUT BEFORE TWO OR THREE WITNESSES; good sufficient ones, who are capable of well attesting the fact: a charge against a pastor o...
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. Ver. 19. _Receive not an accusation_] If to be accused were sufficient to make a man guilty, no good minister should be...
_Against an elder_ Or presbyter; _do not_ even _receive an accusation_ Unless it is offered to be proved by _two or three_ credible _witnesses_ By the Mosaic law a private person might be cited (thoug...
TWO OR THREE WITNESSES; DEUTERONOMY 19:15....
RULES OF CONDUCT WITH REGARD TO THE ELDERS OF THE CONGREGATION....
AGAINST AN ELDER RECEIVE NOT AN ACCUSATION BUT BEFORE TWO OR THREE WITNESSES....
In this section we are faced with more detailed, practical responsibilities in reference to the various relationships in which one may be found. This is wholesome, sobering instruction. First, a young...
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. 1. Accusation - Do members have right to "gripe" about some decision of the elders? Can they voice their opinion about t...
BEFORE: Or, under...
“DO NOT RECEIVE”: That is accept or admit with approval. Do not acknowledge, give ear to, or even entertain. 1 TIMOTHY 5:19 “AN ACCUSATION AGAINST AN ELDER”: The preacher's responsibility toward the e...
17-25 Care must be taken that ministers are maintained. And those who are laborious in this work are worthy of double honour and esteem. It is their just due, as much as the reward of the labourer. T...
AGAINST AN ELDER; whether an elder in years or in office, though the latter being the persons formerly spoken of, seen here principally intended. RECIEVE NOT AN ACCUSATION, BUT BEFORE TWO OR THREE WIT...
Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews In the first to Timothy: "Against an eider receive not all accusation."[727]...
1 Timothy 5:19 not G3361 receive G3858 (G5737) accusation G2724 against G2596 elder G4245 except G1508 G1622 fro
1 Timothy 5:19. AGAINST AN ELDER. Here the context is obviously in favour of the official sense. The rule of ‘two or three witnesses,' which in Deuteronomy 19:15 is given as applicable to all judicial...
AGAINST AN ELDER (κατα πρεσβυτερου). In the official sense of verses 1 Timothy 5:17.RECEIVE NOT (μη παραδεχου). Present middle imperative with μη (prohibition) of παραδεχομα, to receive, to enter...
CONTENTS: Work of a good minister of Christ. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Timothy, Satan. CONCLUSION: Ministers of Jesus Christ are reprovers by office, for they are not alone to preach the Word, b...
1 Timothy 5:1. _Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father._ Job's three princely friends not only mistook his case, but were severe in their reprehensions; and were themselves reprehended of th...
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 5:19 TWO OR THREE WITNESSES. Accusations against leaders must be proven (see Deuteronomy 19:15)....
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 5:17 Honoring elders includes providing for them financially and being careful in handling accusations against them. ⇐...
_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 “g...
EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 5:1 _Exhort _for _intreat_,_ _A.V.; _and _omitted. REBUKE NOT (μὴ ἐπιπλήξης); only here in the New Testament for the more usual ἐπιτιμάω (2 Timothy 4:2, and frequently in th...
Ver. 19. _Against an elder_ (that is, manifestly, one in the presbyteral office) _receive not an accusation, except it be_ (ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ, a double negative to strengthen the proviso) _upon two or three...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to First Timothy chapter five? Paul is a spiritual father to Timothy, Timothy's mentor. He looks upon him as a son; in fact, he calls him his son in the faith. Timothy...
2 Corinthians 13:1; Acts 24:2; Acts 25:16; Deuteronomy 17:6;...
Receive not an accusation [κ α τ η γ ο ρ ι α ν μ η π α ρ α δ ε χ ο υ]. Neither word in Paul. For accusation see on. John 5:45. It means a formal accusation before a tribunal. The compound verb para em...
Against an elder — Or presbyter. Do not even receive an accusation, unless by two or three witnesses — By the Mosaic law, a private person might be cited (though not condemned) on the testimony of one...
Here our apostle directs Timothy how to proceed in church censures against open offenders: which plainly shows, that there was. right of judging and censuring offenders in Timothy, by virtue of his of...