1 Timothy 6:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; ”

• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  That they do good - On the duty enjoined in this verse, see Galatians 6:10 note; Hebrews 13:10 note. That they be rich in good works - “That their good works may be as abundant as their r...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  ( c ) 1 Timothy 6:17-19 . The True Conception of Riches. Though God gives good things for our enjoyment, wealth is too uncertain a foundation on which to rest our hope. By good works rich men shou...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  do good . Greek. agathoergeo . Only here. ready to distribute . Greek. eumetadotos . Only here, willing to communicate . Greek. koinonikos . Only here. "Sociable" (Authorized Version m.)

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  18 To do good He adds another remedy to the former, for correcting the sinful dispositions of rich men, by stating authoritatively what is the lawful use of riches; for the richer any man is...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 2239 THE TRUE USE OF RICHES 1 Timothy 6:17-19 . Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; That they do good - That they relieve the wants of their fellow creatures, according to the abundance...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Rich in good works, &c.— If the phrases in this verse have a different signification, the following exposition of Archbishop Sharpe's may perhaps be as satisfactory as any other. "Let them ende...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Do good - like God Himself ( Psalms 119:68 ; Acts 14:17 ) and Christ ( Acts 10:38 ). Tittmann...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - 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—...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  That they do good, that they be rich in good works. — These words — coming directly after the statement that the good and pleasant things of this world, which are possessed in so large a share by t...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  1 Timothy 6:17-19 Chapter 17 THE GAIN OF A LOVE OF GODLINESS, AND THE UNGODLINESS OF A LOVE OF GAIN. - 1 Timothy 6:5-7 ; 1 Timothy 6:17-19 IT is evident that the subject of avarice is much...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “Fight the Good Fight of the Faith” 1 Timothy 6:11-21 The poor need not envy the rich. Wealth makes no difference in the audit of eternity. A man cannot eat more than a certain amount of food,...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - 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...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (17) Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; (18) That they do good, that...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  That they do good ,.... Rich men sometimes do much ill to themselves, to the hurt of their bodies, by luxury, intemperance, and debauchery, and to their souls, to the ruin of them; and to others by...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Ver. 18. That they do good ] Not the richer the harder; as the sun moveth slowest when it is at th...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  What follows seems to be a kind of postscript. Charge them that are rich in this world Rich in such beggarly riches as this world affords. For the clause, εν τω νυν αιωνι, seems evidently to be add...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - 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...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Apostle's Solemn Charge; Caution to Rich. A. D.  64.       13 I give thee charge in the sight o...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  That they do good; that is, to others, as they have opportunity. That they be rich in good works; be plentiful in alms-deeds, or more generally in all good works of piety or charity. Ready to di...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Timothy 6:17 . Nor trust in uncertain riches. —R.V. “nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches.” Perhaps they would say riches were not uncertain. But...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - 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...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - 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...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Final Admonitions and Conclusion. 1 Timothy 6:17-21

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 16:2 ; 1 John 3:17 ; 1 Peter 3:11 ; 1 Timothy 5:10 ; 2 Chronicles 24:16 ; 2 Corinthians 8:1 ; 2 Corinthians 8:12 ; 2 Corinthians 8:2 ; 2 Corinthians 8:9 ; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15...

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• 1 Timothy 6:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  To do good — To make this their daily employ, that they may be rich — May abound in all good works. Ready to distribute — Singly to particular persons. Willing to communicate — To join in all publi...

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