Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
1 Timothy 6:18
do good. Greek. agathoergeo. Only here.
ready to distribute. Greek. eumetadotos. Only here,
willing to communicate. Greek. koinonikos. Only here. "Sociable" (Authorized Version m.)
do good. Greek. agathoergeo. Only here.
ready to distribute. Greek. eumetadotos. Only here,
willing to communicate. Greek. koinonikos. Only here. "Sociable" (Authorized Version m.)
Verse 18. _THAT THEY DO GOOD_] That they relieve the wants of their fellow creatures, according to the abundance which God has given them. The highest luxury a human being can enjoy on this side of th...
THAT THEY DO GOOD - On the duty enjoined in this verse, see Galatians 6:10 note; Hebrews 13:10 note. THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS - “That their good works may be as abundant as their riches.” Read
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 ...
(_c_) 1 Timothy 6:17. THE TRUE CONCEPTION OF RICHES. Though God gives good things for our enjoyment, wealth is too uncertain a foundation on which to rest our hope. By good works rich men should lay u...
Charge those who are rich in this world's goods not to be proud, and not set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God who gives them all things richly to enjoy. Charge them to do good; to...
HOW TO BE A SLAVE AND A CHRISTIAN (1 Timothy 6:1-2)...
_that_they _do good_ Another of the many compound words; used however (according to the right reading) of God in providence, Acts 14:17, -in that He did good;" stronger than the ordinary word (e.g. Lu...
A last direction. The Duties of the Rich A postscript follows, with an omitted last word for the richer classes at Ephesus. The -special aspect" under which the last _warning_about false teachers has...
ἈΓΑΘΟΕΡΓΕΙ͂Ν. We have ἀγαθουργεῖν, the contracted form, at Acts 14:17 (in St Paul’s speech at Lystra); elsewhere in the Greek Bible the word is not found. ΠΛΟΥΤΕΙ͂Ν ἘΝ ἜΡΓΟΙΣ ΚΑΛΟΙ͂Σ, _to be rich in g...
ii. CHARGE TO THE RICH CHRISTIANS AT EPHESUS...
ΆΓΑΘΟΕΡΓΕΪ́Ν _praes. act. inf. от_ ΆΓΑΘΟΕΡΓΈΩ (G14) делать хорошее, делать добрые дела, делать нечто благородное и достойное хвалы (Fairbairn). ΕΎΜΕΤΆΔΟΤΟΣ (G2130) щедрый, благородный, готовый подел...
DISCOURSE: 2239 THE TRUE USE OF RICHES 1 Timothy 6:17. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly...
RICH IN GOOD WORKS, &C.— If the phrases in this verse have a different signification, the following exposition of Archbishop Sharpe's may perhaps be as satisfactory as any other. "Let them endeavour,...
FAITHFUL MINISTRY 1 Timothy 6:17-21 a _TEXT 6:17-21A_ 17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God...
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; DO GOOD - like God Himself (Psalms 119:68; Acts 14:17) and Christ (Acts 10:38). Tittma...
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...
16 Christ Jesus is the only One Who has been vivified. No one else has life beyond the reach of death. Immortality is His exclusive possession. The glory of deathlessness shines forth in Him with an i...
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...
READY.. TO COMMUNICATE] i.e. to contribute generously of their substance....
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 THEY DO GOOD, THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS. — These words — coming directly after the statement that the good and pleasant things of this world, which are possessed in so large a share by the...
1 Timothy 6:17 CHAPTER 17 THE GAIN OF A LOVE OF GODLINESS, AND THE UNGODLINESS OF A LOVE OF GAIN. - 1 Timothy 6:5; 1 Timothy 6:17 IT is evident that the subject of avarice is much in the Apostle's...
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...
ἀγαθοεργεῖν : corrects any possible misunderstanding of εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν. πλουτεῖν ἐν ἔργοις καλοῖς : see note on 1 Timothy 3:1. _Cf._ εἰς θεὸν πλουτῶν, Luke 12:21. εὐμεταδότους : _facile tribuere_ (Vulg...
“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...
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE RICH Paul gave the young preacher special instructions to pass on to the rich. First, they should not be overly proud of their wealth because riches are temporary and can disappea...
(17) Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; (18) That they do good, that...
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...
18_To do good _He adds another remedy to the former, for correcting the sinful dispositions of rich men, by stating authoritatively what is the lawful use of riches; for the richer any man is, the mor...
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 THEY DO GOOD,.... Rich men sometimes do much ill to themselves, to the hurt of their bodies, by luxury, intemperance, and debauchery, and to their souls, to the ruin of them; and to others by fra...
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Ver. 18. _That they do good_] Not the richer the harder; as the sun moveth slowest when it is at the h...
What follows seems to be a kind of postscript. _Charge them that are rich in this world_ Rich in such beggarly riches as this world affords. For the clause, εν τω νυν αιωνι, seems evidently to be adde...
THAT THEY DO GOOD, THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, READY TO DISTRIBUTE, WILLING TO COMMUNICATE;...
FINAL ADMONITIONS AND CONCLUSION. 1 Timothy 6:17...
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 they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 1. Rich - How does rich in this verse differ from rich in verse 17? Can we rich in good works and be p...
WILLING: Or, sociable...
“INSTRUCT THEM TO DO GOOD, TO BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS”: That is, to lay up treasure in heaven (Matthew 6:19). If. rich person can use such wealth to help others spiritually and physically, and enjoy doi...
17-21 Being rich in this world is wholly different from being rich towards God. Nothing is more uncertain than worldly wealth. Those who are rich, must see that God gives them their riches; and he on...
THAT THEY DO GOOD; that is, to others, as they have opportunity. THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS; be plentiful in alms-deeds, or more generally in all good works of piety or charity. READY TO DISTRIBU...
1 Timothy 6:18 good G14 (G5721) rich G4147 (G5721) in G1722 good G2570 works G2041 give G1511 ...
1 Timothy 6:18. DO GOOD, BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS. The second ‘good' is higher than the first, as _noble_ deeds are above merely beneficent ones. READY TO DISTRIBUTE, WILLING TO COMMUNICATE. The two wor...
THAT THEY DO GOOD (αγαθοεργειν). Late word (αγαθος, εργω), in N.T. only here and Acts 14:17.RICH IN GOOD WORKS (πλουτειν εν εργοις καλοις). See Luke 12:21 "rich toward God" and Matthew 6:19 for "t...
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...
TO DO GOOD. This is the right way to use worldly wealth. Honest wealth, rightly used, blesses both those who give and those who receive. Christianity teaches a new principle of life (Ephesians 4:28)....
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 6:17 Paul corrects the false teachers’ view of wealth. He stresses that riches are only for “this present age.” This focus on using wealth to prepare “for the future” could...
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 6:18 RICH IN GOOD WORKS. Some rich people may not need to work to earn a living. They may have opportunities to spend their time doing “good works” for others and building...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 6:17. NOR TRUST IN UNCERTAIN RICHES.—R.V. “nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches.” Perhaps they would say riches were not uncertain. But the m...
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. 18. Here we have in one or two particulars the positive aspect of rich men's duties: _that they do good_ (ἀγαθοεργεῖν), _that they he rich in excellent deeds_ (ἐν ἔργοις καλοῖς, deeds inherently...
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 Corinthians 16:2; 1 John 3:17; 1 Peter 3:11; 1 Timothy 5:10;...
Do good [α γ α θ ο ε ρ γ ε ι ν]. In this uncontracted form, N. T. o. o LXX, o Class. Comp. Acts 14:17. The usual word is ajgaqopoiein, see Mark 3:4; Luke 6:9; Luke 6:33;...
To do good — To make this their daily employ, that they may be rich — May abound in all good works. Ready to distribute — Singly to particular persons. Willing to communicate — To join in all public w...
Should wealth be avoided or retained? PROBLEM: Jesus urged the rich young ruler to “sell what you have and give to the poor” (Matthew 19:21). The early disciples sold their possessions and laid the mo...