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Verse 23. _DRINK NO LONGER WATER, BUT USE A LITTLE WINE_] The whole
of this verse seems, to several learned critics and divines, strangely
inserted in this place; it might have been, according to the...
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DRINK NO LONGER WATER - There has been much difficulty felt in regard
to the connection which this advice has with what precedes and what
follows. Many have considered the difficulty to be so great th...
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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)...
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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...
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THE DUTY TO REPRIMAND (1 Timothy 5:1-2)...
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DRINK... WATER. Greek. _hudropoteo_. Only here.
NO LONGER. Greek. _meketi_.
FOR... SAKE. App-104. 1 Timothy 5:2.
STOMACH'S. Greek. _stomachos_. Only here.
OFTEN = frequent. Greek. _puknos_. See Lu...
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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...
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_Drink no longer water_ The form of the verb and its tense require the
fuller rendering of R.V., BE NO LONGER A DRINKER OF WATER. The
connexion seems to be; -you have, I know, among other means of
tra...
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Rec. text has σου after στόμαχον with D2cGKL and most
versions; _om_. אAD2*P.
23. ἉΓΝΕΊΑ does not refer only to bodily purity and discipline;
it is rather concerned with purity of intention and singl...
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DRINK NO LONGER WATER— One cannot forbear reflecting here, how very
temperate Timothy must have been, to need an advice of this kind,
which amounts to no more than mingling a little wine with his wate...
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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...
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Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake
and thine often infirmities.
NO LONGER - as a habit. This injunction to drink wine occasionally
modifies "keep thyself pure." The...
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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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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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DRINK NO LONGER WATER, BUT USE A LITTLE WINE FOR THY STOMACH’S SAKE
AND THINE OFTEN INFIRMITIES. — Those who argue that this Epistle was
the artificial composition of an age subsequent to St. Paul’s,...
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CHAPTER 15
THE PASTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES IN ORDAINING AND JUDGING PRESBYTERS-THE
WORKS THAT GO BEFORE AND THAT FOLLOW US. - 1 Timothy 5:22
THE section of which these verses form the conclusion, like...
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μηκέτι ὑδροπότει : An adequate explanation of this
seemingly irrelevant direction is that since there is a certain degree
of ambiguity in ἁγνός, St. Paul thought it necessary to guard
against any poss...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING PROPER CHRISTIAN CONDUCT
There can be no doubt that Timothy refrained from drinking any wine,
because of what the apostle wrote to him in 1 Timothy 5:23. Paul urged
him...
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(19) Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's
sake and thine often infirmities.
(19) The sixth rule: let the elders have consideration for their
health, in their diet....
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(21) I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one
before another, doing nothing by partiality. (22) Lay hands sudden...
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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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23_No longer drink water _There are some who conjecture that this
sentence, which breaks off the train of thought, was not written by
Paul. But we see that Paul was not so anxious about keeping up the...
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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...
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DRINK NO LONGER WATER,.... Though it was commendable in him to keep
under his body, as the apostle did, by abstemious living, and not
pamper the flesh and encourage the lusts of it, and so preserve pu...
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Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake
and thine often infirmities.
Ver. 23. _Drink no longer water_] Timothy, living among the luxurious
Ephesians, was so abstemious tha...
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_Lay hands suddenly_ And rashly; _on no man_ That is, appoint no man
to church offices without full trial and examination: otherwise thou
wilt be accessary to, and accountable for, his mis-behaviour i...
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DRINK NO LONGER WATER; water merely.
A LITTLE WINE; as a medicine, on account of his bodily infirmities....
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DRINK NO LONGER WATER, BUT USE A LITTLE WINE FOR THY STOMACH'S SAKE
AND THINE OFTEN INFIRMITIES....
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RULES OF CONDUCT WITH REGARD TO THE ELDERS OF THE CONGREGATION....
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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...
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Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake
and thine often infirmities.
1. Water - Why should we not drink water? Does this verse prohibit the
drinking of water?
2. Wine - W...
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“NO LONGER DRINK WATER EXCLUSIVELY”: Contrary to the claims of
some writers, everyone in the First Century was not drinking wine as
the only available beverage and there was water that was pure and
cl...
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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...
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DRINK NO LONGER WATER; not wholly, as many did in those countries, and
Timothy probably did, not because he was not able to buy wine, but
religiously, as a piece of discipline to keep under the flesh....
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Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II "Use a little wine," says
the apostle to Timothy, who drank water, "for thy stomach's sake;
"[55]
Tertullian De Corona
mentions that he ordered Hezekiah...
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1 Timothy 5:23 longer G3371 water G5202 (G5720) but G235 use G5530
(G5737) little G3641 wine G3631 for...
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1 Timothy 5:23. DRINK NO LONGER WATER. The interpretation thus given
of the previous counsel seems to me to afford the only natural and
tenable answer to the question why a matter apparently so irrele...
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BE NO LONGER A DRINKER OF WATER
(μηκετ υδροποτε). Present active imperative (prohibition)
of υδροποτεω, old verb (from υδροποτης, water
drinker, υδωρ, πινω), here only in N.T. Not complete
ascetici...
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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...
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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...
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BUT TAKE A LITTLE WINE. Probably the false teachers prohibited the
light wines that were then used. Compare notes on 1 Timothy 4:3;
Colossians 2:16; John 2:10. This gives some indication of Timothy's...
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1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 5:17 Honoring elders includes providing
for them financially and being careful in handling accusations against
them.
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1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 5:23 How this verse connects to the rest
of the paragraph is not entirely clear. People concerned with purity
often drank ONLY WATER. Paul makes it clear that there would b...
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_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...
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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...
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Ver. 23. _No longer drink water_ that is, water exclusively _but use a
little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thy frequent ailments._ The
direction here given is in itself plain enough. For some reas...
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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...
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1 Timothy 3:3; 1 Timothy 4:4; Ephesians 5:18; Ezekiel 44:21;...
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Drink no longer water [μ η κ ε τ ι υ δ ρ ο π ο τ ε ι].
The verb N. T. o. o LXX Rend. be no longer a drinker of water. Timothy
is not enjoined to abstain from water, but is bidden not to be a water
- d...
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Was Paul recommending wine-drinking for Christians?
PROBLEM: The Bible repeatedly warns against abuse of strong drink and
drunkenness (Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 31:4; Isaiah 24:9;...
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Note here, 1. There is. lawful use of wine to support nature, not to
clog it; to cure infirmities, not to cause them: drink it Timothy
might medically, and no doubt for cheerfulness and alacrity, that...