E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 3:9
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E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 3:9
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.The mystery of the faith ... Here is the same as "the great mystery" mentioned a few moments later (1 Timothy 3:16). The doctrine of mystery as unfolded in the New Testament is rather extensive, as fully elaborated in The Mystery of Redemption.[30] See more on this under 1 Timothy 3:16.Pure conscience ... Paul made a great deal of the conscience; and, while a clear conscience does not prove one is right, an impure conscience most certainly... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 3:9
1 Timothy 3:9. Holding the mystery of the faith, &c.— The deacons were to be such as held the mystery of the pure and unmixed Christian faith, and that held it in a good conscience, and would be ready openly to profess it: men of integrity, and of charity towards both Gentile and Jewish Christians,and who were not for imposing upon the one or the other. See Galatians 2:2. Ephes 1:9 and Ephesians 3:1-11. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 3:9
9. the mystery of the faith—holding the faith, which to the natural man remains a mystery, but which has been revealed by the Spirit to them (Romans 16:25; 1 Corinthians 2:7-10), in a pure conscience (1 Timothy 1:5; 1 Timothy 1:19). ("Pure," that is, in which nothing base or foreign is intermixed [TITTMANN]). Though deacons were not ordinarily called on to preach (Stephen and Philip are not exceptions to this, since it was as evangelists, rather than as deacons, they preached), yet as being... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 3:1-13
C. The qualifications for church leaders 3:1-13Paul proceeded from his instructions concerning worship in the church to lay out qualifications for leaders of the church. He did so to give Timothy guidance in selecting these important individuals. He discussed women and leadership in 1 Timothy 2:11-15, and now he turned to men and leadership, specifically, the personal qualities necessary for effective church leaders."The PE do not give institutional authority to the overseers and deacons. They... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 3:8-10
"Likewise" (1 Timothy 3:8) indicates that Paul was describing an office different from that of elder when he spoke of deacons. "Deacon" (Gr. diakonos, 1 Timothy 3:8; lit. servant) is a word the New Testament writers used frequently. In time the churches recognized official servants of the churches, and these people held office as deacons. A list of 12 qualifications follows.1. "Men of dignity" (Gr. semnos, 1 Timothy 3:8) means worthy of respect. 2. "Not double-tongued" (Gr. me dilogous, 1... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 3:8-13
2. Qualifications for deacons 3:8-13Paul continued his instructions concerning order in the life of the local church by setting forth qualifications for the deacons. He did this to insure Spirit-controlled assistants for the elders.". . . this passage does not spell out the functions of a deacon but simply clarifies the type of person who qualifies to be a deacon. Overseers and deacons are distinct in function but similar in character." [Note: Mounce, p. 196.] read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 3:1-16
Concerning the Officers of the Church1-7. The fourth charge to Timothy, in respect to presbyters.1. Desireth a good work] i.e. a noble occupation.2. A bishop] RV ’the bishop,’ RM ’overseer.’ Some think (see General Intro.) that the terms ’bishop’ and ’elder’ are used interchangeably in these Epistles, as they seem to have been at an earlier date (Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1). Others, however, think that, at the close of the apostolic age, to which these Epistles belong, the term ’bishop’ was... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 3:9
(9) Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.—The thought again comes to the surface—mere orthodoxy without the Christ-life was an empty, useless characteristic feature in any one; but here the man of God, writing to his dear son these solemn warnings respecting fit and proper persons to be chosen for their Master’s work, has besides in these words another end in view. He had been dwelling with great earnestness on the outward characteristics which a deacon of the Church should... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 3:1-13
Elders and deacons (3:1-13)Churches of the New Testament era were self-governing bodies that were independent of each other and under the control of local elders. Elders were also known as shepherds, overseers, guardians, leaders and bishops, but these names represent only two words in the original Greek, presbuteroi and episkopoi.These two Greek words refer to the same office and people. For example (in the words of the RSV), in Acts 20:17 Paul sent for the elders (presbuteroi) of the Ephesian... read more