1 Timothy 3:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. ”

1 Timothy 3:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This is a trite saying - Greek, “Faithful is the word” - the very phrase which is used in 1 Timothy 1:15 ; see the notes on that verse. The idea here is, that it was worthy of credence; it was n...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

This (1) [is] a true saying, (2) If a man (a) desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (1) Having completed the treatise of doctrine and of the manner of handling of it, as well also...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

( b ) III. 1 Timothy 3:1-13 . Church Officials. 1 Timothy 3:1-7 . The Bishops. Not only public worship, but also the appointment of officials, must be regulated. He who exercises oversight a go...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 off...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 It is a true saying Chrysostom thinks, that this is the conclusion of the preceding doctrine. But I do not approve of the opinion; for Paul commonly makes use of this form of expression as...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. This is a true saying - Πιστος ὁ λογος· This is a true doctrine. These words are joined to the last verse of...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 'Faithful is the saying.' A needful preface; for the office of a bishop in Paul's day, being attended wi...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Desireth a good work ] i.e. a noble occupation.
1 Timothy 3:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

III. (1) This is a true saying. — There is no reason why the rendering of this formula adopted in 1 Timothy 1:15 , “faithful is this saying,” should be altered here. The “faithful saying” here...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 10 ORIGIN OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY; VARIOUS CERTAINTIES AND PROBABILITIES DISTINGUISHED. - 1 Timothy 3:1-10 THIS passage is one of the most important in the New Testament respecting th...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Fitness for Christian Leadership 1 Timothy 3:1-7 One of Timothy's most urgent duties was to take care that those who held office in the churches were beyond reproach. The tone of a Christian co...
1 Timothy 3:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Turning to the government of the Church, the apostle deals with two orders, bishops and deacons. The bishop is an overseer, whose duty it is to watch over the flock. The apostle describes the qualifi...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Apostle here enters upon the Subject of the Ministry. He shows how the Office should be sacredly observed: with their Connections. The Chapter closeth most blessedly, concerning the gre...
1 Timothy 3:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE EPISCOPAL OFFICE ‘The office of a bishop.’ 1 Timothy 3:1 There are, and have been from the earliest times, three Orders in the ministry. St. Paul in this chapter describes the qualificat...
1 Timothy 3:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

This is a true saying ,.... Some think this clause belongs to the last verse of the preceding chapter; and then the sense is, this is a doctrine that is true, and to be believed, that there is salva...
1 Timothy 3:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. Ver. 1. If a man desire ] As no woman, so neither may every man desire the office of a minister, but such...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Because some false teachers were now spreading their erroneous doctrines with assiduity among the believers at Ephesus, and it was necessary that Timothy (to whom the care of the church there was com...
1 Timothy 3:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

If before we have seen personal conduct that is to be consistent with assembly character, this chapter, while dealing with personal character still, connects it directly with the order of the assembl...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Duties of Bishops and Deacons. A. D. 64. 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; 1 TIMOTHY CHAPTER 3 1 Timothy 3:1 The office of a bishop is to be esteemed a good work. 1 Timothy 3:2-7 The qualifications requisite in a bishop, 1 Timothy 3:8-13 and in deacons....
1 Timothy 3:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Timothy 3:1 . This is a true saying. —See note on 1 Timothy 1:15 . If any man desire the office of a bishop. —It is generally admitted that to the latest New T...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 3:1 . This is a true saying, an indubitable word, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work, a laudable sphere of labour and usefulness. But by the idea of a prim...
1 Timothy 3:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

The office of a bishop. The office of a bishop a good work If a man desire the office of a bishop from right principles, he desireth. not a secular dignity--not a good benefice--not a post of...
1 Timothy 3:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Timothy 3:1 Faithful is the saying for this is a true saying , A.V.; seeketh for desire , A.V. Faithful is the saying (see above, 1 Timothy 1:15 , note). This mani...
1 Timothy 3:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:25 ; 1 Peter 4:15 ; 1 Peter 5:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:14 ; 1 Timothy 1:15 ; 1 Timothy 3:2-7 ; 1 Timothy 4:9 ; 2 Timothy 2:11 ; Acts 1:20 ; Acts 20:28 ; Ephesians 4:12 ; Hebrews 12...
1 Timothy 3:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He desireth a good work — An excellent, but laborious, employment.

1 Timothy 3:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Timothy 3:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Timothy 3:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Timothy 3:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Timothy 3:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Timothy 3:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Timothy 3:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 3:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Timothy 3:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 3:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Timothy 3:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 3:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Timothy 3:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Timothy 3:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Timothy 3:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 3:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes