Commandment; the whole charge contained in this epistle.
Without spot, unrebukable; the commandment is kept without spot, unrebukable, when it is not marred by an imperfect obedience deserving of censure.
Verse 14. _THAT THOU KEEP_ THIS _COMMANDMENT WITHOUT SPOT_] _Two_ things are mentioned here: 1. That the _commandment_ itself - the whole _doctrine of Christ_, should be kept _entire_. 2. That his _...
THAT THOU KEEP THIS COMMANDMENT - Referring particularly to the solemn injunction which he had just given him, to “fight the good fight of faith,” but perhaps also including all that he had enjoined o...
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)...
WITHOUT SPOT. unspotted, Greek. _aspilos_. Here; Jam 1:27. 1 Peter 1:19; 2 Peter 3:14. UNREBUKEABLE. Same as "blameless", 1 Timothy 3:2;...
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...
_that thou keep this commandment_ THE COMMANDMENT; this phrase in the singular or plural (as indicated above, 1 Timothy 6:13) specially characterises St John's first epistle and is closely linked with...
EPILOGUE. i. PERSONAL ENCOURAGEMENT TO TIMOTHY...
ΤΗΡΗ͂ΣΑΊ ΣΕ ΤῊΝ ἘΝΤΟΛῊΝ Κ.Τ.Λ., _to keep the commandment_ &c, sc. not (_a_) the special commands of 1 Timothy 6:11-12 nor (_b_) vaguely, the Gospel considered as a rule of life, but (_c_) the _baptism...
ΤΗΡΉΣΑΙ a or. _act. inf. от_ ΤΗΡΈΩ (G5083) хранить. _Inf._ используется как дополнение гл. ΠΑΡΑΓΓΈΛΛΩ, в косвенном повелеиии (RW). ΆΣΠΙΛΟΣ (G784) без погрешности, ΆΝΕΠΊΛΗΜΠΤΟΣ (G423) безупречный (_с...
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...
That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: KEEP THIS COMMANDMENT - Greek, 'the commandment;' i:e., the Gospel rule (John 13:34; 1 Timo...
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...
THIS COMMANDMENT] i.e. the sum of the charges contained in the Epistle. WITHOUT SPOT, UNREBUKEABLE] Timothy's faith is to be without spot, so that he should be without reproach. UNTIL THE APPEARING] T...
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...
THAT THOU KEEP THIS COMMANDMENT WITHOUT SPOT, UNREBUKEABLE. — Here St. Paul specifies what was the charge he was commending in such earnest, solemn language to his disciple and representative at Ephes...
τηρῆσαι κ. τ. λ.: The phrase τηρεῖν τὴν ἐντολήν, τὰς ἐντολάς or τὸν λόγον, τοὺς λόγους is a common one; found in Matthew 19:17, and especially in the Johannine writings; but wherever it occurs it mean...
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,...
That thou keep the commandment. Some understand that of fighting manfully; others of loving God; others rather comprehend all that St. Paul had commanded him, and all the instructions given. --- Unto...
(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...
14_That thou, keep the commandment_. By the word commandment he means all that he hath hitherto said about the office of Timothy, the sum of which was, that he should show himself to be a faithful min...
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...
THAT THOU KEEP THIS COMMANDMENT,.... Meaning either what he had now last of all enjoined him, to fight the good fight of faith; or the whole of the orders he had given him throughout the epistle, rela...
That thou keep _this_ commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Ver. 14. _Without spot_] Of foul sins, Deuteronomy 32:5 . _ Unrebukeable_] So as no just e...
_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,...
THE CONDUCT OF THE TRUE CHRISTIAN AND ITS REWARD. 1 Timothy 6:11...
THAT THOU KEEP THIS COMMANDMENT WITHOUT SPOT, UNREBUKABLE, UNTIL THE APPEARING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST;...
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...
That thou keep the commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; 1. Spot - Make a list of "spots" that should be avoided. (See also this word in Ephesians 5:27)...
“THAT YOU KEEP THE COMMANDMENT”: The term “keep” here means to “attend to carefully, take care of, to preserve intact.” The word “commandment” stands for the whole body of God's commandments in the Ne...
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...
The charge is, that he faithfully perform all the duties belonging to him as a Christian and a minister, commissioned from God, in the whole course of his life, that he may not be liable to a just acc...
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh unto which day and time he charges Timothy himself "to keep what had been committed to his care, without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of the Lord...
1 Timothy 6:14 you G4571 keep G5083 (G5658) commandment G1785 spot G784 blameless G423 until G3360 our G2257 Lord
1 Timothy 6:14. WITHOUT SPOT, UNREBUKEABLE. We keep the rhetorical effect of the Greek better by translating both adjectives after the same pattern, _‘without spot, without rebuke,'_ or ‘ _spotless, r...
THAT THOU KEEP (τηρησα σε). First aorist active infinitive of τηρεω, with accusative of general reference (σε) in indirect command after παραγγελλω.WITHOUT SPOT (ασπιλον). Late adjective (α priva...
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...
OBEY THE COMMANDMENT. To _obey_ and to _keep_ (preserve intact) are opposite sides of the same coin. I understand the commandment to be what Paul has said in 1 Timothy 6:11-12. It begins with the _goo...
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 6:2 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 6:13 This is another solemn CHARGE (see 1 Timothy 5:21 and note). Jesus’...
_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...
Ver. 14. Here follows the thing charged upon Timothy: _that thou keep the commandment spotless and unrebukeable until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ._ Various shades of meaning have been put...
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 Chronicles 28:10; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Corinthians 1:8;...
Commandment [ε ν τ ο λ η ν]. Usually of a single commandment or injunction, but sometimes for the whole body of the moral precepts of Christianity, as 2 Peter 2:21; 2 Peter 3:2. The reference may be e...