Verse 7. _TEACHERS OF THE LAW_] To be esteemed or celebrated as _rabbins_; to be reputed cunning in solving knotty questions and enigmas, which answered no end to true religion. Of such the rabbinical...
DESIRING TO BE TEACHERS OF THE LAW - That is, to have the credit and reputation of being well versed in the law of Moses, and qualified to explain it to others. This was a high honor among the Jews, a...
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...
(_b_) 1 Timothy 1:3. REMINDER OF PAUL'S VERBAL CHARGE. 1 Timothy 1:3. The False Teaching, and a Digression on the Law. Some years before, Paul had foretold that error would assail the Church in Asia ...
THE ROYAL COMMAND (1 Timothy 1:1-2)...
I am writing to you now to reinforce the plea that I already made to you, when I urged you to stay in Ephesus while I went to Macedonia, that you might pass on the order to some of the people there, n...
_understanding_ More exactly, THOUGH THEY UNDERSTAND; the negative particle used shews that the clause is subordinate to, not parallel with -setting themselves up," or -desiring," and expresses _their...
Timothy is exhorted to faithful Ministry. He is reminded first of the character of the true Gospel...
REPETITION OF CHARGE ALREADY GIVEN TO TIMOTHY...
ΘΈΛΟΝΤΕΣ ΕἾΝΑΙ ΝΟΜΟΔΙΔΆΣΚΑΛΟΙ. _Desiring to be_ (i.e. almost _claiming_ to be) _teachers of the law_, sc. of the Mosaic law. The false teaching had its roots in Judaism, and the intention of its expon...
ΘΈΛΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΘΈΛΩ (G2309) желать, хотеть. Part, может быть уступительным ("несмотря на то, что они хотят") или причинным ("так как они хотят"). _Praes._ выражает одновременность дей...
DESIRING TO BE TEACHERS OF THE LAW;— The gospel alone was too simple a thing for the Judaizing Christians; and their partiality for the law of Moses was so great, that they not only considered the who...
1. SOUND DOCTRINE 1:3-20 1. DANGER TO SOUND DOCTRINE 1 Timothy 1:3-11 a. False Teachers. 1 Timothy 1:3-7 _TEXT 1:3-7_ 3 As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, When I was going into Macedonia, th...
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. Sample of their 'vain talk.' DESIRING - would-be teachers; not really so. THE LAW - the Jewish l...
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...
THE END OF THE COMMANDMENT] RV 'the end of the charge,' i.e. the aim of all true teaching as contrasted with 'fables and endless genealogies.' The gospel which Timothy had to preach consists of charit...
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...
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...
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...
DESIRING TO BE TEACHERS OF THE LAW. — “Desiring,” though they really were not. They coveted the respect and influence which was ever paid to the acknowledged teachers of the Law of Moses; but these me...
νομαδιδάσκαλοι : The Mosaic or Jewish law is meant. See Titus 3:9. The term is used seriously, of official teachers of the law, in reff. μὴ νοοῦντες, κ. τ. λ.: _Though they understand neither, etc_. T...
THE MOTIVE OF THIS LETTER: to provide Timothy with a written memorandum of previous verbal instructions, especially with a view to novel speculations about the Law which sap the vitality of the Gospel...
A CHARGE AGAINST “VAIN TALKING” 1 Timothy 1:1 The relation of Paul to Timothy is an example of one of those beautiful friendships between an older and a younger man, in which each is the complement o...
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...
SOUND TEACHING WILL PRODUCE THREE DESIRED RESULTS. First, there will be love, in the sense of a desire for the ultimate good of others. This will come from a cleansed heart, not outward ceremonial cl...
(6) Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (6) There are none more unlearned, and more impudent in usurping the name of holiness, than fooli...
(3) As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, (4) Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies,...
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...
7_Wishing to be teachers of the law _He does not reprove those who openly attack the instruction of the law, but those who boast of belonging to the rank of teachers of it. He affirms that such person...
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....
DESIRING TO BE TEACHERS OF THE LAW,.... They were very fond of being called Rabbi, Rabbi, and styled doctors of the law, and of being thought to have skill in interpreting the law, and good talents in...
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. Ver. 7. _Understanding neither what_] _Non curo illos, _ saith Augustine, _qui vel non intelligendo r...
_Now the end_ The scope, design, or substance; _of the commandment_ Or _charge_, rather, as παραγγελια properly signifies, being a noun derived from the verb, translated, _that thou mightest charge, 1...
DESIRING TO BE TEACHERS OF THE LAW; UNDERSTANDING NEITHER WHAT THEY SAY, NOR WHEREOF THEY AFFIRM. Without further introductory remarks the apostle here takes up one of the most urgent matters that dem...
THE JUDAIZING TEACHERS....
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...
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. 1. Teachers - What are the duties of a teacher? What are the Biblical qualifications required? 2. Af...
“WANTING TO BE TEACHERS OF THE LAW”: That is, they want to be viewed as experts concerning the Law of Moses (Luke 5:17; Acts 5:34). They desired and coveted the respect that was given to the official...
5-11 Whatever tends to weaken love to God, or love to the brethren, tends to defeat the end of the commandment. The design of the gospel is answered, when sinners, through repentance towards God and...
OLBGrk; DESIRING TO BE TEACHERS OF THE LAW; Nomodidaskaloi. This term lets us know, that the apostle reflecteth upon some who were or had been Jews, who either pressed the observance of the law in ord...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I "Desiring to be teachers of the law, they understand," says the apostle, "neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm."[332] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book...
1 Timothy 1:7 desiring G2309 (G5723) be G1511 (G5750) law G3547 G3361 understanding G3539 (G5723) neither...
1 Timothy 1:7. DESIRING _(i.e._ pretending) TO BE TEACHERS OF THE LAW. The compound word used by St. Paul suggests (as in Luke 5:17; Acts 5:34) a more official title than the English. They claimed to...
TEACHERS OF THE LAW (νομοδιδασκαλο). Compound only in N.T. (here, Luke 5:17; Acts 5:34) and ecclesiastical writers.THOUGH THEY UNDERSTAND (νοουντες). Concessive participle of νοεω, old verb (Ephes...
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...
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...
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...
THEY WANT TO BE TEACHERS. They are "saviors of mankind," who think they are doing God's will by their devotion to the Law of Moses. BUT THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND either the results of their words, or the...
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
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 1:5. THE END OF THE COMMANDMENT.—The end is not the same thing as the fulfilment of the law. It is the goal towards which, with strenuous endeavour, each Chr...
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...
Ver. 7. The parties warned against are further characterized as _desiring_ (θέλοντες, _wishing_) _to be teachers of the law_; implying that it was but a wish, a bootless aiming at what, in its proper...
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...
1 Timothy 6:4; 2 Peter 2:12; 2 Timothy 3:7; Acts 15:1; Galatians 3:2;...
Desiring [θ ε λ ο ν τ ε ς]. The participle is explanatory and confirmatory of the preceding statement : since they desire. Teachers of the law [ν ο μ ο δ ι δ α σ κ α λ ο ι]. o P. It occurs in Luke 5:1...
OUR GUIDE AMID THE DENIALS OF THE FAITH 1 Timothy 1:1, _1 Timothy 1:18_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Will Christ find Faith on the earth? The question above has to do with the Second Coming of Christ, and...
Understanding neither the very things they speak, nor the subject they speak of....