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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:23

Be no longer a drinker of for drink no longer , A.V. Be... a drinker of water ( ὑδροπότει ); here only in the New Testament. It is found in some codices of the LXX . in Daniel 1:12 , and also in classical Greek. We learn from hence the interesting fact that Timothy was, in modern parlance, a total abstainer; and we also learn that, in St. Paul's judgment, total abstinence was not to be adhered to if injurious to the health. The epithet, "a little," should not be overlooked.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:24

Evident for open beforehand , A.V.; unto for to , A.V.; men also for men , A.V. Some men's sins , etc. St. Paul is evidently here recurring to the topic which he had been dealing with ever since 1 Timothy 5:17 , viz. Timothy's duty as a bishop, to whom was entrusted the selection of persons for the office of elder, or presbyter, and also the maintaining of discipline among his clergy. Alford sees the connection of the precept about drinking a little wine with what went... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

Drink no longer water - There has been much difficulty felt in regard to the connection which this advice has with what precedes and what follows. Many have considered the difficulty to be so great that they have supposed that this verse has been displaced, and that it should be introduced in some other connection. The true connection, and the reason for the introduction of the counsel here, seems to me to be this: Paul appears to have been suddenly impressed with the thought - a thought which... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 5:24

Some men’s sins are open beforehand - This declaration, though it assumes a general form, is to be taken evidently in connection with the general subject of introducing men to the ministry 1 Timothy 5:22; and 1 Timothy 5:23 is to be regarded as a parenthesis. The apostle had given Timothy a charge 1 Timothy 5:22 respecting the character of those whom he should ordain. He here says, in reference to that, that the character of some people was manifest. There was no disguise. It was evident to all... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Timothy 5:22-25

1 Timothy 5:22-25. Lay hands suddenly And rashly; on no man That is, appoint no man to church offices without full trial and examination: otherwise thou wilt be accessary to, and accountable for, his mis-behaviour in his office. Neither be partaker of other men’s sins As thou wilt certainly make thyself, if thou be the means of bringing those into the ministry whom thou mightest have discovered to be unfit for that office. Keep thyself pure Free from all such blameworthy practices,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Church elders and Timothy himself (5:17-25)The church members should recognize the valuable service that the elders give and should reward them generously (17-18). Any accusation of wrongdoing against elders must be supported by witnesses. If they are shown to be guilty, they should be rebuked publicly, since their position as leaders in the church makes their sin the more serious (19-20).Timothy is reminded not to show favouritism nor to act hastily in appointing people to positions of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 5:23

Drink. . . water . Greek. hudropoteo . Only here. no longer . Greek. meketi . for . . . sake. App-104 . 1 Timothy 5:2 . stomach's . Greek. stomachos . Only here. often = frequent. Greek. puknos . See Luke 5:33 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 5:24

men's. App-123 . open beforehand . Greek. prodelos . Only here, 1 Timothy 5:20 , and Hebrews 7:14 . going before . See 1 Timothy 1:18 . to. App-104 . judgment. App-177 . Some are notoriously unfit; the unfitness of others is not manifest till they are tested. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and for thine often infirmities.This little verse is a jewel. It reveals Timothy as a total abstainer from alcohol; but it is amazing what the commentators make of this. One asserts that since the drinking water was bad in those times, Paul is here admonishing Timothy to use wine instead of water. The restriction "little wine," of course refutes that notion. Others have thought that Paul here advised Timothy to... read more