1 Timothy 6:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 6:2

believing. App-130 . do . . . service . App-130 . faithful. Some as "believing". beloved. App-136 . partakers = those who are partaking. Greek. antilambanomai. See Acts 20:35 . benefit = good work. Greek. euergesia . See Acts 4:9 , exhort. App-134 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:2

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the rather, because they that partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. These things teach and exhort.Believing masters ... By spelling out slave duties to both kinds of masters, Paul left no room to be misunderstood. See under preceding verse.Let them not despise ... Lipscomb concluded from this and the following verses that "We may justly conclude that evil-disposed... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 6:2

1 Timothy 6:2. Because they are faithful and beloved, &c.— Dr. Heylin reads it, but serve them better, because they are Christians, and to be loved, as partakers of the same advantages. See the Syriac version. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:2

2. And—rather, "But." The opposition is between those Christian slaves under the yoke of heathen, and those that have believing masters (he does not use the phrase "under the yoke" in the latter case, for service under believers is not a yoke). Connect the following words thus, "Let them (the slaves) not, because they (the masters) are brethren (and so equals, masters and slaves alike being Christians), despise them (the masters)." but rather, c.—"but all the more (so much the more: with the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:1-2

A. Slaves 6:1-2As he had done previously (e.g., 1 Timothy 5:1-2) Paul urged the adoption of proper attitudes toward others that would normally make it easier to produce proper actions. Christian slaves were to "regard" their masters as worthy of all "honor" (cf. 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 5:3; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Timothy 6:16) if for no other reason than that God had placed them in a position of authority over them. Such an attitude would lead to service that would not bring dishonor on the God... 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

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Timothy 6:2

6:2 masters, (f-6) Despotes . see Acts 4:24 ; 'serve,' ver. 2, is douleuo . faithful (a-28) Or 'believing,' the same as in the beginning of the verse. 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 6:2

(2) And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren.—This being in servitude to Christian masters, of course, in the days of St. Paul would happen less frequently. Let those Christian slaves who have the good fortune to serve “believing masters” allow no such thoughts as, “Shall I remain my brother’s slave?” take root in the breast and poison the life-work. Let them not presume on the common brotherhood of men in Christ, on their being fellow-heirs of... 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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