“ These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: ”
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly - That is, he hoped to come there to give instructions personally, or to finish, himself, the work which he had commenced in Ephes...
(6) These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: (6) Paul purposing to add many particular things pertaining to the daily office of a pastor, speaks first a word or two concerni...
( c ) 1 Timothy 3:14-16 . The Aim of the Instructions. The purpose of such directions, written lest Paul's visit be delayed, is to teach men proper behaviour in God's household ( cf. Hebrews 3:6...
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14 These things I write to thee He holds out to Timothy the hope of his coming, partly in order to encourage him, and partly in order to repress the insolence of those who grew more haughty...
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: These things write I-- That is: I write only these things; because I hope to come unto thee shortly.
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: Write I unto thee, hoping - i:e., 'though I hope to come unto thee' ( 1 Timothy 4:13 ). As his hope was not confident ( 1 Tim...
Concerning the Officers of the Church 1-7. The fourth charge to Timothy, in respect to presbyters.
These things write I unto thee. — “These things” probably referred only to the directions respecting the special qualification to be sought for in candidates for the office of the overseers (presby...
Chapter 12 THE RELATION OF HUMAN CONDUCT TO THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS. - 1 Timothy 3:14-16 ST. PAUL here makes a pause in the Epistle. He has brought to a close some of the principal directions...
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...
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) 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...
These things write I unto thee ,.... Concerning the offices of bishops and deacons, their several qualifications, and the rules of judging of persons fit for such service: hoping to come unto thee...
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: Ver. 14. Hoping to come unto thee ] And to be an eyewitness of thy diligence, whereof I doubt not, joying in the mean while, "and...
These things Concerning the character of persons fit to be intrusted with the office of bishops or deacons; I write, hoping to come to thee shortly It seems evident from hence, that Paul intended...
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...
The Mystery of Godliness. A. D. 64. 14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto t...
I being now in Macedonia, or at Athens, or some parts thereabouts, have wrote to thee whom I left at Ephesus these precepts about the officers of churches, not being sure I shall, but hoping myself s...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Timothy 3:15 . How thou oughtest to behave thyself. —The language seems open to a double interpretation, as the R.V. shows—“how men ought to behave.” Perhaps St....
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...
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...
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
1 Corinthians 11:34 ; 1 Corinthians 16:5-7 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:18 ; 1 Timothy 4:13 ; 2 Corinthians 1:15-17 ; 2 John 1:12 ; 3 John 1:14 ; Hebrews 13:23 ; Philemon 1:22