1 Timothy 6:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. ”

1 Timothy 6:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let as many servants - On the word here rendered “servants” - δοῦλοι douloi - see the notes on Ephesians 6:5 . The word is that which was commonly applied to a slave, but it is so extensive...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Let (1) as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, (2) that the name of God and [his] doctrine be not blasphemed. (1) He adds also rules for the servant's d...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 6:1-2 a. Slaves. Christianity freed slaves by evolution rather than revolution. A grave social peril would have arisen in the first century had slaves misinterpreted their liberty in Ch...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

servants. App-190. under . App-104. masters . App-98. that in order that. Greek. hina . God. App-98. not . App-105.
1 Timothy 6:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

It appears that, at the beginning of the gospel, slaves cheered their hearts, as if the signal had been given for their emancipation; for Paul labors hard, in all his writings, to repress that...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. Let as many servants as are under the yoke - The wo...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 .— Whether the law, "that the Jews should none of them remain slaves for life, withouttheirownconsent,"(Exod.xxi.2-6.) might, through the devices of Satan, give occasion to introdu...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. Servants. Explanatory predicate, "Let as many...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Concerning Servants, the Rich, and Corrupt Teachers 1, 2. The eighth charge to Timothy, as to bondservants or slaves. We have here an indication of the way in which Christianity abolished slavery—...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

VI. (1) Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour. — From questions connected with the presbyters and others among the recognised ministers and offi...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 16 THE NATURE OF ROMAN SLAVERY AND THE APOSTLE'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS IT-A MODERN PARALLEL. - 1 Timothy 6:1-2 THERE are four passages in which St. Paul deals directly with the relations bet...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Godliness Is True Gain 1 Timothy 6:1-10 The Apostle gives rules for the treatment of the slaves who rendered service in the households of that time. If the slave was in the household of a heath...
1 Timothy 6:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The final injunction of the apostle concerning Timothy's duty toward his flock had to do with his dealing with Christian slaves. The master must not treat them with contempt. They are to recognize th...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Apostle is prosecuting, in this Chapter, his Exhortation to Timothy concerning Church government. And having noticed several wise Regulations on this Subject with others, closeth his Ep...
1 Timothy 6:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let as many servants as are under the yoke ,.... Not under the yoke of the law of God, or under the yoke of Christ; though the servants here spoken of were under both; but "under the yoke of governm...
1 Timothy 6:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. Ver. 1. Count their own masters ] And not under...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Because the law of Moses (Exo 21:2) did not allow Israelites to be made slaves for life, without their own consent, it seems the Judaizing teachers, with a view to allure slaves to their party, encou...
1 Timothy 6:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

It may be noted that in this epistle the relationships of husband and wives, children and parents, are not mentioned, as are the questions of elders, widows, and now servants. For family ties are not...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Duty of Servants. A. D. 64. 1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own m...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 TIMOTHY CHAPTER 6 1 Timothy 6:1,2 The duty of servants. 1 Timothy 6:3-5 Those who teach not according to the apostle's doctrine are to be avoided, as corrupters of Christianity. 1 Timothy...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Timothy 6:1 . That the name of God and His doctrine be not blasphemed. —Masters who had slaves professing to be Christians and yet supercilious would curse them...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 6:1 . Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, by obeying their commands, for in civil society we are all servants, and have duties which...
1 Timothy 6:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Timothy 6:1 Are servants for servants as are , A.V.; the doctrine for his doctrine , A.V. Servants ; literally, slaves . That slaves formed a considerable portion...
1 Timothy 6:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Station of the Slaves. Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and His doctrine be not blasphemed. And they that have bel...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:32 ; 1 Corinthians 7:21 ; 1 Corinthians 7:22 ; 1 Peter 2:12 ; 1 Peter 2:17-20 ; 1 Peter 3:16 ; 1 Timothy 5:14 ; 2 Kings 5:13 ; 2 Kings 5:2 ; 2 Kings 5:3 ; 2 Samuel 12:14 ;...
1 Timothy 6:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Let servants under the yoke — Of heathen masters. Account them worthy of all honour — All the honour due from a servant to a master. Lest the name of God and his doctrine be blasphemed — As it sure...

1 Timothy 6:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Timothy 6:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Timothy 6:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Timothy 6:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Timothy 6:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Timothy 6:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 6:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Timothy 6:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Timothy 6:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Timothy 6:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Timothy 6:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Timothy 6:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Timothy 6:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 6:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes