1 Timothy 6:3-5 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:4

Verse 4 4He is puffed up, knowing nothing Such persons Paul first charges with pride, foolish and empty pride. Next, because no punishment can be imagined that is better adapted to chastise ambitious persons than to declare that all that they delight in proves their ignorance, Paul pronounces that they know nothing, though they are swelled with many subtleties; for they have nothing that is solid, but mere wind. At the same time, he instructs all believers not to be carried away by that windy... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:5

Verse 5 5Of men corrupt in understanding, and that are destitute of the truth It is certain that here he censures the sophists, who, neglecting edification, turn the word of God into trivial distinctions, and an art of ingenious discussion. If the Apostle only shewed that the doctrine of salvation is thus rendered useless, even that would be an intolerable profanation; but far heavier and fiercer is that reproof, when he says that evils so pernicious, and plagues so hurtful, spring from it.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:1-10

I. DUTIES OF CHRISTIAN SLAVES . 1. Toward unbelieving masters . "Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the Name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed." Paul had to legislate for a social condition which was, to a considerable extent, different from ours. In the early Christian Churches there were not a few whose social condition was that of slaves. They are pointed to here as being under the yoke as servants. To... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3

Teacheth for teach , A.V.; a different doctrine for otherwise , A.V.; consenteth for consent , A.V.; sound for wholesome , A.V. Teacheth a different doctrine ( ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖ ); see above, 1 Timothy 1:3 , note. Consenteth ( προσέρχεται ); very common in the New Testament, in the literal sense of "coming to" or "approaching," but only here in the metaphorical sense of "assenting to." The steps seem to he , first , approaching a subject with the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3

"Wholesome words." There is no word more representative of the spirit of the gospel than this word "wholesome." It shows us that the gospel means health. I. THEY ARE WHOLESOME BECAUSE THEY ARE HEALING WORDS . They heal breaches in families; they heal the division between God and the soul; they heal the heart itself. And in the vade-mecum of the Bible we find a cure for all the diseases of the inner man. II. THEY ARE WHOLESOME WORDS AS CONTRASTED WITH ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3-5

Heterodoxy . It is a great mistake to limit the notion of heterodoxy to the holding of wrong opinions in dogmatic theology. Heterodoxy is teaching anything otherwise than as the Word of God teaches it. Here they are declared to be heterodox who depart from the wholesome teaching of Christ concerning the duties of slaves to their masters, and use language in speaking to slaves which is provocative of strife and envy, of railings and suspicions. Such men, instead of being guided by a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:4

Puffed up for proud , A.V.; questionings for questions , A.V.; disputes for strifes , A.V. He is puffed up ( τετύφωται ); see 1 Timothy 3:6 , note. Doting ( νοσῶν ); here only in the New Testament, but found occasionally in the LXX . Applied in classical Greek to the mind and body, "to be in an unsound state." Here it means "having a morbid love of" or "going mad about." In this morbid love of questionings and disputes of words, they lose sight of all wholesome... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:5

Wranglings for perverse disputings, A.V. and T.R.; corrupted in mind for of corrupt minds, A.V.; bereft for destitute, A.V.; godliness is a way of gain for gain is godliness, A.V. Wranglings ( διαπαρατριβαί , R.T.; παραδιατριβαί , T.R.). The R.T. has far the largest weight of authority in its favor (Ellicott). The substantive παρατριβή in Polybius means "provocation," "collision," "friction," and the like. Hence διαπαρατριβή (which is only found here) means "continued... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:3

If any man teach otherwise - Any otherwise than that respect should be shown to masters; and that a more cheerful and ready service should be rendered because they were Christians. It is evidently implied here that some might be disposed to inculcate such views of religion as would produce discontent and a spirit of insubordination among those who were held to servitude. Who they were is not known, nor is it known what arguments they would employ to do it. It would seem probable that the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:4

He is proud - That is, he is lifted up with his fancied superior acquaintance with the nature of religion. The Greek verb means, properly, “to smoke, to fume;” and then to be inflated, to “be conceited, etc.” The idea is, that he has no proper knowledge of the nature of the gospel, and yet he values himself on a fancied superior acquaintance with its principles.Knowing nothing - Margin, “a fool.” That is, that he does not understand the nature of religion as he supposes he does. His views in... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3-5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:4

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