E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 5:3
indeed. See John 8:36 . read more
提摩太前書 5:3 Cunpts
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:3
Honor widows that are widows indeed.Honor ... "That is, maintain out of the common stock."[4] Spence affirmed the same thing, "The widow is not merely to be honored, but she is also to be assisted out of the alms of the faithful."[5] This construction of the word "honor" goes back to our Lord's command that "honor thy father and mother" forbade use of the device of Corban to avoid their financial assistance" (Matthew 15:4-6). The same word occurs again in 1 Timothy 5:17, below, where likewise... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 5:3
1 Timothy 5:3. Honour widows— To honour here, signifies not only to respect but maintain, as is evident from the context from 1Ti 5:17 and other passages of Scripture: "Respect and maintain the widows, who are (what that word imports) really χηρας, that is, bereaved and desolate." read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 5:3
3. Honour—by setting on the church roll, as fit objects of charitable sustenance (1 Timothy 5:9; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Timothy 5:18; Acts 6:1). So "honor" is used for support with necessaries (Matthew 15:4; Matthew 15:6; Acts 28:10). widows indeed— (Acts 28:10- :). Those really desolate; not like those (Acts 28:10- :) having children or relations answerable for their support, nor like those (in 1 Timothy 5:6) "who live in pleasure"; but such as, from their earthly desolation as to friends, are most... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:3-4
"The basic thought of the word ’widow’ is that of loneliness. The word comes from an adjective meaning ’bereft’ and speaks of her resultant loneliness as having been bereft of her husband." [Note: Hiebert, First Timothy, p. 91.] Paul distinguished three kinds of widows in the church. First, there were the bereaved who had children or grandchildren who could support them. Second, there were those who had no family to care for them, the bereft as well as bereaved. The Christian physical relatives... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:3-16
1. Provisions for widows 5:3-16Paul gave instructions concerning the church’s responsibility for its widows to clarify how and for whom the church should provide special care. Widows have been and still are especially vulnerable individuals. As such God has always shown special concern for their protection (cf. Deuteronomy 10:18; Deuteronomy 24:17; Psalms 68:5; Isaiah 1:17; Luke 2:37). The early church normally mirrored His attitude (Acts 6:1; Acts 9:39). In the Greco-Roman world a female... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:3-25
C. How to deal with widows and elders 5:3-25Paul now addressed how Timothy was to deal with two main problem areas in the Ephesian church, the younger widows and the erring elders. read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:1-25
Regarding Widows and Accusations against Elders1. Rebuke] This shows the authority which Timothy exercised. An elder] i.e. an elderly man, not one officially so named.3-16. The seventh charge to Timothy—as to widows.3. Widows indeed] Each local Church kept a list of the widows belonging to the congregation, who were supported by the alms of the faithful if they were widows indeed, that is, if they had none to help them (1 Timothy 5:4-5). In return, they did what services they could to the... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 5:3
(3) Honour widows that are widows indeed.—The mention of the relations of a pastor to the female members of the flock suggests another train of thought. Christianity had, during the thirty years of its history, developed a perfectly new existence for women who professed the faith of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Master’s new and strange (new and strange to the civilised world of that day) command—that the poor, the needy, and the sick should be succoured, that the helpless should be helped, and the... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:1-16
5:1-6:21 VARIOUS KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THE CHURCHThe young, the old and the widows (5:1-16)It may at times have been difficult for Timothy to deal with those who were older or those who were of the opposite sex. Paul therefore reminds him to be careful how he treats people, and always to show fitting courtesy and to act with moral uprightness (5:1-2).The church must care for those of its members who are in need. But the church does not have a duty to support financially those elderly people who... read more