“ Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. ”
Till I come; - notes, 1 Timothy 3:14-15 . Give attendance to reading - The word here used may refer either to public or to private reading; see Act 13:15 ; 2 Corinthians 3:14 ; compare E...
(15) Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. (15) The private exercise of pastors, is the continual reading of the scriptures, from which they may draw water out of who...
The Treatment Needed. Timothy must meet the errors by ( a) personal example ( 1 Timothy 4:6-10 ) and ( b ) diligent teaching ( 1 Timothy 4:11-16 ). In combating error he must continually draw his...
give attendance . take heed, as 1 Timothy 4:1 (giving heed). reading. See Acts 13:15 . exhortation . Greek. paraklesis . See Acts 22:5 . doctrine . teaching.
13 Attend to reading He knew Timothy’s diligence, and yet he recommends to him diligent reading of the Scriptures. How shall pastors teach others if they be not eager to learn? And if so gre...
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Give attendance to reading - Timothy could easily comprehend the apostle's meaning; but at present this is not so easy. What book...
To reading, to exhortation, &c.— It was the custom in the synagogue to read a portion of the scriptures of the Old Testament; and, after that, to instruct the people in the meaning of it, and...
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Till I come - when Timothy's commission would be superseded by the presence of the apostle ( 1 Timothy 1:3 ; 1 Timothy 3...
Various Directions and Exhortations 1-10. A return to, and emphatic reiteration of, the first charge to Timothy ( 1 Timothy 1:3-20 ) against heterodoxy and in favour of true godliness. This form o...
Till I come, give attendance to reading. — The words evidently imply a hope, perhaps even an expectation, on the part of St. Paul, that he would one day be enabled once more to visit the Church of...
“Take Heed to Thyself” 1 Timothy 4:9-16 In all Christian service we must set our hope on the living God. Nothing counts apart from God. Prayer implies that all our gifts and efforts cover only...
Having thus dealt with the Church, the apostle showed Timothy how he was to fulfil his responsibility. He had a duty toward the truth, and therefore toward the Church. In order to correct errors whic...
(10) For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. (11) These things command and teach. (12) Le...
Till I come ,.... To Ephesus; where the apostle hoped to be shortly, but was prevented; he afterwards came to Miletus, and sent for the elders of Ephesus thither, when he took his final leave of the...
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Ver. 13. Give attendance to reading ] First to reading, and then to exhortation; bringing as a good scribe, out of a good tre...
Let no man despise thy youth That is, let no one have reason to despise it, but conduct thyself with such gravity, wisdom, and steadiness, as, instead of exposing thee to contempt, will rather gain...
The solemn warning here is in startling contrast to the preciousness of what we have considered as to God manifest in flesh. How cold is the heart of man that he will turn deliberately from a faith s...
Exhortation to Godliness; Exhortation to Ministerial Duties. A. D. 64. 6 If thou put the bre...
Till I come, and after that time too, but then I will further instruct thee. Give attendance to reading; be diligent in reading the Holy Scriptures, both for thine own instruction and for the edi...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Timothy 4:13 . Give attendance to reading. —Probably the apostle means to the public reading of the Old Testament Scriptures, though it would not be surprising i...
1 Timothy 4:1 . Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, “learnedly, openly, perspicuously, and not in shadows, as was the manner of the ancient prophets.” THEOPHYLACT. See the note on 2 Thessalonians...
These things command and teach. Characteristics of the Christian teacher With true affection, and with heavenly wisdom, Paul exhorts his son in the faith to be mindful of his conduct and charac...
EXPOSITION 1 Timothy 4:1 But for now , A.V.; saith for speaketh , A.V.; later for the latter , A.V.; fall away for depart , A.V. The Spirit saith expressly (ῥητῶς);...
Timothy's spiritual growth:
1 Corinthians 14:26 ; 1 Corinthians 14:3 ; 1 Corinthians 14:6 ; 1 Timothy 3:14 ; 1 Timothy 3:15 ; 1 Timothy 4:16 ; 1 Timothy 4:6 ; 2 Timothy 2:15-17 ; 2 Timothy 4:2 ; Acts 17:11 ; Acts 6:4...
Give thyself to reading — Both publicly and privately. Enthusiasts, observe this! Expect no end without the means.