Series –

The First Epistle to Timothy
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Articles in this Series
Young men who wish to serve Christ acceptably in the local assembly will realise the importance of studying the Epistles to Timothy and will be grateful for the help given in the valuable notes which …
Verse 4. Neither to give heed – The verb prosecho sometimes signifies to be attentive to, as in Acts 8. 6; 6. 14. more strongly, to apply one’s self to, to attach one’s self to, to cleave to a person …
A clear grasp of the teaching of the Epistles to Timothy is of the utmost importance to those who wish to serve God acceptably and effectively in the Church. We strongly commend young men and women to…
By the time these Notes appear, the news of the “home-call” of our esteemed contributor will have brought a sense of loss to many thousands of the Lord’s people in all parts of the world. His unremitt…
Verse 16. howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, – This confirms the testimony as to Christ’s power to save; “for this cause” bears emphatically upon the object about to be mentioned. that in me as …
Verse 18. This charge – Parangelia recalls verse 3, with the corresponding verb, and verse 5, where the same noun was used. Though the intervening passage is lengthy, yet the theme is continued. Verse…
Verse 6. Who gave Himself a ransom for all; – This forms the basic net of His mediation. The verb rendered “gave” is didomi, which is used of the Lord in this respect in Gal. 1. 4 and Tit. 2. 14; in t…
Introductory Note to Chapter 3 In the second chapter, injunctions were given as to the conduct of men and women in the local church. Since such a church was designed to be under the pastoral care of a…
Verse 14. These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly; – This introduces us to the special object of the instructions given to Timothy concerning the assembly at Ephesus; at the s…
Introductory Note to Chapter 4 The third chapter states the doctrine of the faith; the fourth speaks of the departure from it, under the instigation of evil spirits acting through human agents (vv. 1-…
Verse 10. For to this end we labour and strive, – the phrase “to this end" is, literally, ‘unto this,’ referring to the latter past of verse 8, i.e., in view of the “promise of the life which now is a…
(2) Concerning Widows Verses 3, 4. Honour widows that are widows indeed. But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family and to requite the…
Verse17. Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, – the word presbuteroi, "elders," is the same as that in Acts 20. 17, where Paul, having sent for them from this very church…
Chapter 6. Introductory Note. Much of this chapter is devoted to exhortations against yielding to ideas and practices which believers might be tempted to adopt under the influence of the world. It has…
Verse 11. But thou, O Man, of God, – whilst this mode of address is used here in special application to Timothy, there is nothing technical about it; the word rendered “man” is not aner, which denotes…
Verses 17-19 are not byway of an appendix to the Epistle. The nature of God had just been declared, followed by an “Amen.” But the Apostle’s object throughout the Epistle is the responsibility of a lo…
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