E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 6:14
without spot = unspotted, Greek. aspilos . Here; Jam 1:27 . 1 Peter 1:19 . 2 Peter 3:14 . unrebukeable . Same as "blameless", 1 Timothy 3:2 ; 1 Timothy 5:7 . appearing . App-106 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:14
that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:The commandment ... As Lenski said:Some think the word is called "commandment" because the gospel commands men to repent; but the New Testament shows clearly that the gospel itself is called the commandment because its preaching, teaching and inculcation were enjoined upon the apostles (Matthew 28:20ff).[25] Without spot, without reproach ... Hervey noted that some commentators are... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:14
14. keep this commandment—Greek, "the commandment," that is, the Gospel rule of life (1 Timothy 1:5; John 13:34; 2 Peter 2:21; 2 Peter 3:2). without spot, unrebukeable—agreeing with "thou." Keep the commandment and so be without spot," c. "Pure" (1 Timothy 5:22 Ephesians 5:27; James 1:27; 2 Peter 3:14). until the appearing of . . . Christ—His coming in person (2 Thessalonians 2:8; Titus 2:13). Believers then used in their practice to set before themselves the day of Christ as near at hand; we,... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:1-19
V. INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROUPS WITHIN THE CHURCH 6:1-19In the last major section of this letter Paul called on Timothy to instruct the members of various groups within the church concerning their Christian duty. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:11-16
C. Those committed to Christ 6:11-16Paul continued the emphasis he began in the previous section (1 Timothy 6:3-10) by appealing to Timothy to pursue spiritual rather than physical goals in his life. He seems to have intended his instructions for all the faithful Ephesian Christians in view of what he just said in 1 Timothy 6:3 through 10. He addressed them to Timothy personally since he, as a leader of the church, had the greatest responsibility to set the example for the rest. Paul called on... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:13-14
Here is Paul’s strongest exhortation to Timothy in this letter. He wanted him to keep God’s commandment without shameful inconsistencies or behavior that could elicit justifiable criticism. God’s commandment here probably refers to the gospel viewed as a rule of life. [Note: Knight, The Pastoral . . ., p. 266.] Paul reminded Timothy that God, who gives life to all things and who therefore could and would give Timothy fullness of life, was observing him. He reminded him that he lived under the... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:1-21
Concerning Servants, the Rich, and Corrupt Teachers1, 2. The eighth charge to Timothy, as to bondservants or slaves. We have here an indication of the way in which Christianity abolished slavery—not by denouncing it, but by implanting the idea of Christian brotherhood, which was incompatible with it: see Intro, to Philemon. If a Christian were the slave of an unbeliever, his submissiveness was to be such as to earn credit for his profession. If he had a Christian master, he was to be the more... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 6:14
(14) That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable.—Here St. Paul specifies what was the charge he was commending in such earnest, solemn language to his disciple and representative at Ephesus. It was that he should keep the commandment without spot, unrebukeable. The commandment was the teaching of Jesus Christ, the gospel message, that was to be proclaimed in all its fulness; and that this might be done effectually it was needful that the life of its preacher should be without... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Timothy 6:1-21
1 Timothy 6:4 'I cannot bring myself to take much interest in all the controversies that are going on,' Max Müller wrote in 1865, 'in the Church of England. No doubt the points at issue are great, and appeal to our hearts and minds, but the spirit in which they are treated seems to me so very small. How few men on either side give you the impression that they write face to face with God, and not face to face with men and the small powers that be.' False Suppositions in Life 1 Timothy 6:5... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3-16
Trouble-makers and God’s servant (6:3-16)The teaching of the false teachers differs from that of Christ, and their conduct likewise differs. Their kind of teaching arises out of pride and creates argument, which in turn leads to suspicious thoughts and insulting talk about others. Paul knows that their real reason for setting themselves up as Christian teachers is to become rich (3-5).Christianity does make a person rich, but not in the way the false teachers think. Christians are rich when... read more