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Verse 8. _LIKEWISE_ MUST _THE DEACONS_] The term _deacon_,
διακονος, simply signifies a _regular_ or _stated servant_:
from δια, _through_ or _emphatic_, and κονεω, to _minister_ or
_serve_. See it e...
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LIKEWISE MUST THE DEACONS - On the meaning of the word “deacons,”
see the notes on Philippians 1:1. On their appointment, see the notes,
Acts 6:1. The word here evidently denotes those who had charge...
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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)...
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DEACONS AND DEACONESSES. Certain moral qualities, likewise, are
required in deacons. They must be serious, sincere in speech, free
from love of wine and (since they administer church funds) from love...
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,12,13 In the same way, the deacons must be men of dignity, men who
are straight, men who are not given to over-indulgence in wine, men
who are not prepared to stoop to disgraceful ways of making mone...
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THE LEADERS OF THE CHURCH (1 Timothy 3:1-7)...
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DEACONS. App-100.
GRAVE. Greek. senreos, Seo Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:8.
doubletongued. Greek. diiodos. Only here.
GREEDY, &c. (Greek. _aischroksedes_. Here and Titus 1:7. Compare...
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The duties and characters of Deacons, both Men and Women
8. _the deacons_ There is no article; for -deacons" in the accusative
we must supply from 1 Timothy 3:2 the remainder of the construction
-it i...
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8, 9. ii. DEACONS...
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א* and 3 cursives omit σεμνούς here, but it is unquestionably
part of the primitive text.
8. ΔΙΑΚΌΝΟΥΣ. The plural number is, perhaps, significant, in
contrast to τὸν ἐπίσκοπον of 1 Timothy 3:2. See...
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THE DEACONS 1 Timothy 3:8-13
_TEXT 3:8-13_
8 Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given
to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 holding the mystery of the
faith in a pure...
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Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to
much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
DEACONS. The singular, on the other hand, is used of the "bishop" (1
Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:...
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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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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...
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3:8 Ministers, (i-1) _ Diakonos_ , 'servants' or 'deacons.' see Romans
16:1 and 1 Corinthians 4:1 ....
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CONCERNING THE OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH
1-7. The fourth charge to Timothy, in respect to presbyters....
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GREEDY OF FILTHY LUCRE] Part of the office of the deacon was to 'serve
tables' and administer relief to the poor, so that he had opportunity
for peculation and base gains....
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FIFTH CHARGE TO TIMOTHY—as to deacons and deaconesses....
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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...
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LIKEWISE MUST THE DEACONS. — We possess scattered and at the same
time casual notices of this lower order of deacons dating from the
very first days of the faith. The order clearly sprang out of the
n...
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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...
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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...
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διακόνους ὡσαύτως : _s.c_. δεῖ εἶναι.
For ὡσαύτως, see on 1 Timothy 2:9.
σεμνούς : _grave_. “The word we want is one in which the
sense of gravity and dignity, and of these as inviting reverence, is...
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QUALIFICATIONS OF CHURCH OFFICIALS
1 Timothy 3:8
Younger men, referred to as deacons, were appointed to subordinate
tasks, especially the relief of the poor, Acts 6:1. Though their
service was less i...
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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...
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QUALIFICATIONS OF DEACONS
By using the word "likewise," Paul made it clear that the
qualifications of deacons are as important as those of elders. The
word deacon comes from the original diakonos, whi...
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(3) Likewise [must] the (e) deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not
given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
(3) Likewise the deacons must first be proved, that there may be a
good trial of...
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_Deacons, &c. By the Greek, grave, sober, &c. But why does he pass
from bishops to deacons, not naming priests? St. John Chrysostom
answers, that priests were comprehended under the name of bishops,
t...
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(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...
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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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8_Likewise the deacons _There is no reason why the diversity of
interpretations should lead us to entertain any doubt. It is certain
that time Apostle speaks of those who hold a public office in the
C...
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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...
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LIKEWISE MUST THE DEACONS BE GRAVE,.... The apostle proceeds to give
the qualifications, and so the rules for choosing another sort of
officers in the church, deacons; whose work and business is, not...
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Likewise _must_ the deacons _be_ grave, not doubletongued, not given
to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Ver. 8. _Not doubletongued_] διλογους. That can turn their
tales, and tune their fiddles...
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_Likewise the deacons_ Of whom see on Acts 6:3, and Philippians 1:1;
_must be grave_ Or _serious_, as some render σεμνους : men of a
steady, decent, and venerable behaviour. No mention is made of
_pre...
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GRAVE; dignified and decorous in their deportment.
DOUBLE - TONGUED; deceitful, saying one thing and doing or meaning
another....
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THE OFFICE OF DEACONS....
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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...
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Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to
much wine, nor greedy of filthy lucre;
1. Deacon - What is the difference in this work and that of an elder?
Are deacons "junior e...
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“DEACONS”: DIAKONOS: primarily denotes. servant, one who executes
the commands of another,. servant, attendant, minister.
The word translated "deacon", usually has the ordinary meaning of
“servant”. T...
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8-13 The deacons were at first appointed to distribute the charity of
the church, and to manage its concerns, yet pastors and evangelists
were among them. The deacons had a great trust reposed in them...
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OLBGrk;
LIKEWISE MUST THE DEACONS BE GRAVE: the term _deacon_ signifies the
same with one that ministereth, and is applicable to any that have any
service in the church. But it is also a term peculiar...
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Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
and not of men. They must not be slanderers, double-tongued,[31]...
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1 Timothy 3:8 Likewise G5615 deacons G1249 reverent G4586 not G3361
double-tongued G1351 not G3361 given G4337 (G5723
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1 Timothy 3:8. THE DEACONS LIKEWISE. As the ‘bishops' and ‘elders
‘were titles applied to the same persons, expressing different
aspects of their relation to the Church, there is, of course, no
mentio...
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DEACONS
(διακονους). Accusative case of general reference like the
preceding with δε εινα understood. Technical sense of the word
here as in Philippians 1:1 which see (two classes of church officer...
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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...
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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...
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CHURCH HELPERS. See note on 1 Timothy 3:1. They are not to be
alcoholics, or those who think religion is a way to get rich....
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_Likewise must the deacons be grave._
THE IDEAL DEACON
I. Deacons should be of noble character (1 Timothy 3:8).
1. They were to be grave--_i.e._, of serious deportment--not sharing
in the follies a...
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1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 3:8 Along with elders (vv. 1 Timothy
3:1), deacons have specific responsibilities in the NT church (see...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
1 Timothy 3:8. DEACONS.—Originally dispensers of the Church’s
bounty, they came to be regarded as the subordinates of the
presbyters. NOT GREEDY.—Like the first purse...
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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...
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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...
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1 Timothy 3:3; 1 Timothy 3:4; Acts 6:3; Ezekiel 44:21; James 3:10;...
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Deacons. The office of Deacon appears in the Pastorals, but not in
Paul's letters, with the single exception of Philippians 1:1, where
the Deacons do not represent an ecclesiastical office, though the...
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Likewise the deacons must he serious — Men of a grave, decent,
venerable behaviour. But where are presbyters? Were this order
essentially distinct from that of bishops, could the apostle have
passed i...
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Note here, 1. That there are but two sorts of fixed church-officers
mentioned by St. Paul, bishops and deacons; as the church had its own
bishop, so likewise its own deacons: these were at first insti...