1 Timothy 3:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) ”

1 Timothy 3:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For if a man know not how to rule - This is a beautiful and striking argument. A church resembles a family. It is, indeed, larger, and there is a greater variety of dispositions in it than there...
1 Timothy 3:5 - 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 3:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

know . App-132. not . App-105. take care of , Greek. epimeleomai . Only here and Luke 10:34 ; Luke 10:35 , church . App-186. God , App-98.
1 Timothy 3:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5 And if any one know not how to rule his own house (61) This argument, drawn from the less to the greater, is in itself manifest, that he who is unfit for governing a family will be altoge...
1 Timothy 3:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) For if a man know not - Method is a matter of great importance in all the affairs of life. It is a true...
1 Timothy 3:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) For, х De ( G1161 )] - 'But.' The church. Perhaps, 'a church.' [But Theou ( G2316...
1 Timothy 3:5 - 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 3:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God? — The well-ordered household, the decent, modest behaviour, the reverent, affectionate relations betwee...
1 Timothy 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For if a man know not how to rule his own house ,.... Which is an affair of less importance, and more easy to be done; not requiring so much resolution, prudence, care, and thought: how shall he t...
1 Timothy 3:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Ver. 5. For if a man know not how ] A very cogent argument from the less to the greater; used also b...
1 Timothy 3:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

One that ruleth well his own house That not only rules it, but rules it well, and keeps his family in good order: that rules it so as to promote religion and virtue in all its members; rules it cal...
1 Timothy 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For if a man hath a family, and hath showed that he neither hath wit nor honesty enough to govern that little society, which hath his constant presence with it, with what reason can any one presume,...
1 Timothy 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Office of a Bishop, or Pastor.
1 Timothy 3:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:29 ; 1 Samuel 2:30 ; 1 Samuel 3:13 ; 1 Timothy 3:15 ; Acts 20:28 ; Ephesians 1:22 ; Ephesians 5:24 ; Ephesians 5:32

1 Timothy 3:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Timothy 3:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Timothy 3:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Timothy 3:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Timothy 3:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Timothy 3:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 3:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Timothy 3:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Timothy 3:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 3:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Timothy 3:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Timothy 3:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Timothy 3:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge