1 Timothy 3:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. ”

1 Timothy 3:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And let these also first be proved - That is, tried or tested in regard to the things which were the proper qualifications for the office. This does not mean that they were to be employed as “pre...
1 Timothy 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deacons and Deaconesses. Certain moral qualities, likewise, are required in deacons. They must be serious, sincere in speech, free from love of wine and (since they administer church funds) from lo...
1 Timothy 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

proved . tested. use, &c.. serve. App-190. blameless . Greek. anenkletos . See 1 Corinthians 1:8 .
1 Timothy 3:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10 And let those be first tried He wishes that they who are chosen should not be unknown, but that their integrity should be ascertained, like that of the bishops. And hence it is evident, t...
1 Timothy 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Let these - be proved - Let them not be young converts, or persons lately brought to the knowled...
1 Timothy 3:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Let them use the office, &c.— Let them exercise.
1 Timothy 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 'And moreover' х kai ( G2532 ) ... de ( G1161 )] be proved-not by a period of prob...
1 Timothy 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Concerning the Officers of the Church 1-7. The fourth charge to Timothy, in respect to presbyters.
1 Timothy 3:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And let these also first be proved. — No formal investigation, either in public before the congregation, or in private before Timothy and his fellow presbyters, is here referred to. What is most pr...
1 Timothy 3:10 - 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 3:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Qualifications of Church Officials 1 Timothy 3:8-16 Younger men, referred to as deacons, were appointed to subordinate tasks, especially the relief of the poor, Acts 6:1-15 . Though their serv...
1 Timothy 3:10 - 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 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (2) A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given...
1 Timothy 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And let these also first be proved ,.... Not that they should be tried in any part of the deacon's office, to see how capable they are of performing it; but their internal and external characters ar...
1 Timothy 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Ver. 10. Being found blameless ] The world will look round about them, and expect (though un...
1 Timothy 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let these also (The word also implies that the same rule was to be observed with relation to bishops) first be proved “By the examination,” says Whitby, “of the soundness of their faith, and th...
1 Timothy 3:10 - 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 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Qualifications of Deacons. A. D. 64. 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubleton...
1 Timothy 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The higher officers ought to be proved, (as well as these of a lower order), as by examination or conference, so (which possibly is here more intended) by an observation of their lives and conversa...
1 Timothy 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Timothy 3:8 . Deacons. —Originally dispensers of the Church’s bounty, they came to be regarded as the subordinates of the presbyters. Not greedy. —Like the firs...
1 Timothy 3:10 - 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 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Likewise must the deacons be grave. The ideal deacon I. Deacons should be of noble character ( 1 Timothy 3:8 ). 1. They were to be grave-- i.e. , of serious deportment--not sharing in the fo...
1 Timothy 3:10 - 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 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Office of Deacons.
1 Timothy 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:8 ; 1 John 4:1 ; 1 Timothy 3:13 ; 1 Timothy 3:2 ; 1 Timothy 3:6 ; 1 Timothy 5:22 ; Acts 6:1 ; Acts 6:2 ; Colossians 1:22 ; Titus 1:6 ; Titus 1:7
1 Timothy 3:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Let these he proved first — Let a trial be made how they believe. Then let them minister — Let them be fixed in that office.

1 Timothy 3:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Timothy 3:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Timothy 3:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Timothy 3:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Timothy 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Timothy 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 3:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Timothy 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Timothy 3:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Timothy 3:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Timothy 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Timothy 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 3:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes