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HOWBEIT FOR THIS CAUSE - That is, this was one of the causes, or this
was a leading reason. We are not to suppose that this was the only
one. God had other ends to answer by his conversion than this,...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. CONCERNING DOCTRINE
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The salutation (1 Timothy 1:1)_
2. The charge concerning false doctrine (1 Timothy 1:3)
3. The law, its use, and in contrast with gra...
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FURTHER DIGRESSION ON GOD'S MERCY. The connexion is not obvious. P.
Ewald has suggested that 1 Timothy 1:12 has been displaced and should
properly follow 1 Timothy 1:12. It is, however, in keeping wit...
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THE ROYAL COMMAND (1 Timothy 1:1-2)...
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I give thanks to Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has filled me with his
power, that he showed that he believed that he could trust me, by
appointing me to his service, although I was formerly an insulter,...
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FOR THIS CAUSE. on account of (App-104. 1 Timothy 1:2) this.
FIRST. See "chief", 1 Timothy 1:16.
FOR. App-104.
PATTERN. Greek. _hupotuposis_. Only here and. Tim. 1 Timothy 1:13....
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_Howbeit_ A characteristic re-assertion with a new antithesis, -Yes, I
am indeed chief of sinners, but still I received mercy on this
account, that I might also be chief exemplar of Jesus Christ's
all...
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ἸΗΣΟΥ͂Σ ΧΡΙΣΤΌΣ. So אKLP with the Syriac and Egyptian
versions; Westcott and Hort follow AD2 and the Latin Versions in
reading Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς (which occurs six times in the
preceding verses of the cha...
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PARENTHETIC DOXOLOGY
These verses are a digression, quite in the manner of St Paul,
suggested by the thought of the Divine mercy vouchsafed to him
personally. Cf. 1 Corinthians 15:9; Ephesians 3:8....
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PAUL’S CONVERSION
1 Timothy 1:16. _For this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first
Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them
which should hereafter beli...
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EXAMPLE OF SOUND DOCTRINE. 1 Timothy 1:12-17
_TEXT 1:12-17_
12 I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that
he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service; 13 though I was...
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Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus
Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which
should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
HOWBEIT...
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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...
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1:16 of (b-24) As 'outline,' 2 Timothy 1:13 . It is a mistake to
confine delineation to long-suffering, and so make 'of' mean 'for.'
'for those,' c. Paul was a delineation of Christ's ways in _ their...
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TIMOTHY REMINDED OF HIS COMMISSION, AND EXHORTED TO EARNESTNESS
1, 2. Salutation. An apostle] St. Peter and St. John, with regard to
whose position no question was raised, are content to call themselv...
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THE FIRST CHARGE TO TIMOTHY. To remember and act upon the instructions
already given him by St. Paul, which were to be firm in resisting the
heterodox teachers in Ephesus, as the Apostle had been hims...
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HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH
1 TIMOTHY
_IAN MACKERVOY_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
The record in the book of Acts ends with the *apostle Paul in prison
in *Rome. That was about AD 60 and he was there f...
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(16)HOWBEIT FOR THIS CAUSE I OBTAINED MERCY. — In spite of this deep
consciousness of his guilt, faith and confidence in his own salvation
seem never to have wavered. He speaks of _this_ with all cert...
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ἀλλά : This is not adversative, but rather continues from 1
Timothy 1:13, and develops the expression of self-depreciation. The
connexion is: “I was such a sinner that antecedently one might doubt
whe...
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The dealings of Christ with me, of course, are not unique. My
experience is the same in kind, though not in degree, as that of all
saved sinners. Christ's longsuffering will never undergo a more sever...
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AN EXAMPLE OF CHRIST'S LONG-SUFFERING
1 Timothy 1:12
The Apostle breaks off into expressions of heartfelt thanks to God for
the abounding grace which had overcome his former obstinacy and
blindness....
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This letter is an apostle's letter to a young minister having
oversight of the church in Ephesus. The first part of the letter deals
with the Church, its doctrine, its devotions, and its ministry.
Dif...
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THANKING GOD FOR HIS GRACIOUS GIFT No one understood the impact of sin
on his life like the apostle Paul did (Romans 7:24-25). Grateful for
the salvation afforded him through Christ and the opportunit...
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(12) В¶ And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for
that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; (13) Who
was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I...
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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...
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16_That in me the first Jesus Christ might shew _When he calls himself
_the first, _he alludes to what he had said a little before, that he
was the first (26) among sinners and, therefore, this word m...
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The Epistles to Timothy and Titus have naturally a peculiar bearing
and character, being addressed to persons deputed by the apostle to
act in his name, or to care for the churches during his absence....
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HOWBEIT, FOR THIS CAUSE I OBTAINED MERCY,.... Though so great a
sinner, and even the chief of sinners:
THAT IN ME FIRST JESUS CHRIST MIGHT SHOW FORTH ALL LONGSUFFERING; not
that the apostle was the f...
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Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ
might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should
hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Ver. 16. _M...
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_This is a faithful saying_ A saying not only certainly true, but
infinitely momentous, as the same expression evidently signifies 1Ti
4:9; 2 Timothy 2:11; Titus 3:8; _and worthy of all acceptation_ A...
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A PATTERN; to show that the chief of sinners who believe in Christ may
be pardoned, sanctified, and saved. Upon all who have ever repented
and believed, God has bestowed free pardon and the blessings...
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HOWBEIT, FOR THIS CAUSE I OBTAINED MERCY, THAT IN ME FIRST JESUS
CHRIST MIGHT SHOW FORTH ALL LONG-SUFFERING, FOR A PATTERN TO THEM
WHICH SHOULD HERE AFTER BELIEVE ON HIM TO LIFE EVERLASTING....
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PAUL'S PRAISE FOR THE GRACE WHICH HE HAS EXPERIENCED...
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The apostleship of Paul is shown here to be no light matter. His was a
call totally independent of the other apostles, but "according to the
command of God." We have, therefore, no liberty to regard h...
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Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ
might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should
hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
1. Mercy -...
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“YET FOR THIS REASON. FOUND MERCY”: Seeing that Paul was the
foremost or chief of sinners, God could use him as an example or
pattern for all to follow. If the chief sinner can be forgiven then
all ot...
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12-17 The apostle knew that he would justly have perished, if the
Lord had been extreme to mark what was amiss; and also if his grace
and mercy had not been abundant to him when dead in sin, working...
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OLBGrk;
Alla, the word we translate HOWBEIT, is as well to be translated but,
and ordinarily is so. FOR THIS CAUSE, that is, for this end, God
showed me mercy. THAT IN ME FIRST; that in me, the first,...
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Tertullian On Repentance " That repentance, O sinner, like myself
(nay, rather, less than myself, for pre-eminence in sins I acknowledge
to be mine[23]...
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1 Timothy 1:16 However G235 this G5124 reason G1223 mercy G1653
(G5681) that G2443 in G1722 me G1698 first...
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1 Timothy 1:16. FOR THIS CAUSE. Besides the ignorance that made mercy
possible, there was a Divine wisdom working out a purpose of love. In
him ‘first,' or _‘chief_ (as a greater, more typical instanc...
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IN ME AS CHIEF
(εν εμο πρωτω). Probably starts with the same sense of
πρωτος as in verse 1 Timothy 1:15 (rank), but turns to order
(first in line). Paul becomes the "specimen" sinner as an
encourag...
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1 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of
God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;_
Christ is our hope; we have not a shadow of a hope apart from him. I...
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CONTENTS: Legalism and unsound teaching rebuked.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Timothy, Alexander, Satan, Hymenaeus
CONCLUSION: Witnesses of Christ must not only be charged to preach the
true Gospel doctr...
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1 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment
of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ._ Beza cites here the
reading of the Complute polyglot bible, made under the patronage of...
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FOR THIS VERY REASON. See notes on Acts 9:1-2. If God was willing to
save "Saul the Destroyer," it ought to serve as proof that God is
willing to save all who come to Him through Christ!!!...
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1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:3 Confronting the False Teaching. Paul
charges Timothy to deal with the false teachers (vv. 1 Timothy 1:3).
Next he briefly corrects their
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
1 Timothy 1:12. HE COUNTED ME FAITHFUL.—For the very reason that he
had been “a blasphemer and a persecutor and injurious,” the
Jerusalem Christians looked askance at...
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EXPOSITION
1 TIMOTHY 1:1
_Christ Jesus _for _Jesus Christ_,_ _A.V. and T.R.; _according to _for
_by_,_ _A.V.; _Christ Jesus our hope _for _Lord Jesus Christ_,_ which
is our hope_,_ _A.V. and T.R. For...
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Ver. 16. _Howabeit_ (so the A.V. well, giving full expression to the
contrast indicated by the ἀλλὰ between the apostle's behaviour
toward Christ, and Christ's procedure toward him), for _this cause I...
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First Timothy.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour
(1 Timothy 1:1),
And the Greek word is "the royal commandment" of God; it's a word that
is used when a king had m...
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1 John 5:11; 1 John 5:12; 1 Peter 3:20; 1 Timothy 1:13; 2 Chron
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First [π ρ ω τ ω] Not the chief sinner, but the representative
instance of God's longsuffering applied to a high - handed
transgressor. It is explained by pattern.
All longsuffering [τ η ν α π α σ α ν...
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SAUL'S CONVERSION: A PATTERN AND A PROPHECY
1 Timothy 1:15; _with Acts 9:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We marvel, therefore, that what God wrought in Saul's conversion on
the Damascus road is as vital a pa...
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For this cause God showed me mercy, that all his longsuffering might
be shown, and that none might hereafter despair....
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Note here, That God is pleased some times to magnify his mercy in the
conversion and salvation of the most notorious sinners, that so the
greatest of sinners may take encouragement from thence to hope...