Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 5:24
1 Timothy 5:24. Some—are open before-hand, &c.— Are notorious, going before to judgment; and some men follow after. Inferences.—With what respect should the aged, whether men or women, and with what affability and purity should younger people, be cautioned against every sinful practice and avoidable infirmity! The descendants of poor widows ought to treat them with attention, and provide as honourably for them as they can. How unnatural, and how contrary to all the principles of... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23
1 Timothy 5:23. Drink no longer water— One cannot forbear reflecting here, how very temperate Timothy must have been, to need an advice of this kind, which amounts to no more than mingling a little wine with his water: and what is said of his many infirmities, compared with the apostle's exhortation to him to be instant in preaching the word, may certainly teach us, that every weakness of constitution is not to be acquiesced in, as an excuse for not going on with the ministry; though,... read more