1 Timothy 3:1

TRUE. faithful. App-150. See 1 Timothy 1:16. SAYING. App-121. IF. MAN. lf (App-118. a) ANY ONE (App-123.) DESIRE. Greek. _oregomai_, Here, 1 Timothy 6:10; Hebrews 11:16. THE OFFICE, &c. Greek. _episkepe_. See Acts 1:20. DESIRETH. Greek. _epithemeo_, as Hebrews 6:11.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:2

BISHOP. Greek. _episkopos_. See Acts 20:28. BLAMELESS. Greek. _anepileptos_. Only here, 1 Timothy 5:7; 1 Timothy 6:14. HUSBAND App-123. VIGILANT. sober. Greek. _nephalcos_. Here, 1 Timothy 3:1; 1 Timothy 2:2. SOBER, Greek. _sophron_. Here, Titus 1:8; Titus 2:2;... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:3

NOT. App-105. GIVEN TO WINE. Greek. _paroinos_. Here and Titus 1:7, NO STRIKER. not (Greek. _me)_. striker (Greek. _plektes_. Here and Titus 1:7). NOT GREEDY, &c. The texts omit, the idea being expressed at the and of the verse. PATIENT. Greek. _epieikes_. See Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:5,... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:4

RULETH. Greek. PROISTEMI. See Romans 12:8. CHILDREN. App-108. IN. Greek. _en_ App-104. SUBJECTION. See 1 Timothy 2:11, with. App-104. GRAVITY. See "honesty", 1 Timothy 2:2.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:5

KNOW. App-132. NOT. App-105. TAKE CARE OF, Greek. _epimeleomai_. Only here and Luke 10:34; Luke 10:35, CHURCH. App-186. GOD, App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:6

NOVICE. Greek. _neophutos_. Only here. LEST. in order THAT (Greek. _hind)_. not (Greek. _me)_. LIFTED UP, &c.. puffed up. Greek. _tuphoomai_. Here, 1 Timothy 6:4; 2 Timothy 3:4. The noun _tuphos_ means smoke. Compare Matthew 12:20, INTO. App-104. CONDEMNATION. App-177.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:7

MOREOVER. But. REPORT. testimony. Add "Also". of. App-104. REPROACH. Greek. _oneidissmos_. See Romans 15:3. SNARE. Greek. _pagis_. Here, 1 Timothy 6:19; Luke 21:25.Romans 11:9; 2 Timothy 2:6.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:8

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 1 Peter 5:2.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:13

HAVE. Omit. PURCHASE. Greek. _peripoieoleai_. See Acts 20:28. DEGREE. Greek. _bathmos_. Only here. BOLDNESS. Greek. _parrhesia_. Trnnsl. "freely", in Acts 2:29. CHRIST JESUS. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:15

IF. App-118. TARRY LONG. delay. Greek. _braduno_. Here and 2 Peter 3:9. THAT. in order that. Greek. Heir, BEHAVE THYSELF. Greek. _anastrepho_. See 2 Corinthians 1:12. An alternative reading, as Revised Version, "how men ought to behave themselves". PILLAR. Greek. _stulos_. See Galatians 1:2; Gal... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Timothy 3:16

WITHOUT CONTROVERSY. confessedly. Greek. _homologoumenos_. Only here. GREAT. Emph. GODLINESS. See 1 Timothy 2:2. GOD. The Revised Version prints "He Who", and adds in margin, " _Theos_ (God) rests on no sufficient evidence". The probability is that the original rending was _ho_ (which), with the... [ Continue Reading ]

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