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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 3:1-13

C. The qualifications for church leaders 3:1-13Paul proceeded from his instructions concerning worship in the church to lay out qualifications for leaders of the church. He did so to give Timothy guidance in selecting these important individuals. He discussed women and leadership in 1 Timothy 2:11-15, and now he turned to men and leadership, specifically, the personal qualities necessary for effective church leaders."The PE do not give institutional authority to the overseers and deacons. They... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 3:2-7

Paul listed 15 characteristics here that should mark the life of a man who aspired to serve as an elder. [Note: See David A. Mappes, "Moral Virtues Associated with Eldership," Bibliotheca Sacra 160:638 (April-June 2003):202-18.] 1. The description "above reproach" (irreproachable, Gr. anepilempton, 1 Timothy 3:2; cf. 1 Timothy 5:7; 1 Timothy 6:14; Titus 1:6) means that he should possess no observable flaw in his character or conduct. That is, there should be no cause for justifiable criticism... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 3:1-16

Concerning the Officers of the Church1-7. The fourth charge to Timothy, in respect to presbyters.1. Desireth a good work] i.e. a noble occupation.2. A bishop] RV ’the bishop,’ RM ’overseer.’ Some think (see General Intro.) that the terms ’bishop’ and ’elder’ are used interchangeably in these Epistles, as they seem to have been at an earlier date (Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1). Others, however, think that, at the close of the apostolic age, to which these Epistles belong, the term ’bishop’ was... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 3:4

(4) One that ruleth well his own house.—Paul here again turns to the vein of thought first struck in 1 Timothy 3:2 : The life of the officer in the Church of God must be a pattern life for those without, as well as for those within the Church’s fold, to copy and imitate. He must be pre-eminent in nobility of life and aims; but the life and the aims must belong to ordinary every day life. His high standard must be no inimitable one; the example must be one that all honest men may follow and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Timothy 3:1-16

Modern Snares 1 Timothy 3:7 I. The snares are always about our feet. They vary in their guise, but their purpose remains unchanged. I want to look at a few of the perils which thus beset the youth of our modern life. (1) There is the snare of materialism. I speak of it not as a theory, but as a life. In Watts' 'Mammon' there is a great pompous figure in heavy scarlet and gold. His face is fat and sightless. Brutal hands and feet are resting carelessly on the Godlike figures of the young. The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 3:1-10

Chapter 10ORIGIN OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY; VARIOUS CERTAINTIES AND PROBABILITIES DISTINGUISHED. - 1 Timothy 3:1-10THIS passage is one of the most important in the New Testament respecting the Christian ministry; and in the Pastoral Epistles it does not stand alone. Of the two classes of ministers mentioned here, one is again touched upon in the Epistle to Titus, {Titus 1:5-9} and the qualifications for this office, which is evidently the superior of the two, are stated in terms not very... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Timothy 3:1-16

III. CONCERNING THE HOUSE OF GOD CHAPTER 3 1. The overseer (1 Timothy 3:1-7 ) 2. The deacon (1 Timothy 3:8-13 ) 3. The house of God and the mystery of Godliness (1 Timothy 3:14-16 ) 1 Timothy 3:1-7 As stated before, the Church is viewed in these pastoral Epistles as the house of God. The holiness which becomes this house is to be maintained and expressed in a practical way. The different directions given as to overseers and deacons demonstrate what God esteems highly, and what He expects... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 3:1-16

If before we have seen personal conduct that is to be consistent with assembly character, this chapter, while dealing with personal character still, connects it directly with the order of the assembly. The work of the overseer, or elder, is a good work. It is not actually an "office" one is to desire here, but the work. The bishop is simply the overseer, one who cares for the state of the assembly, and watches over its spiritual interests and conditions. Acts 20:1-38 shows these men as "the... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 3:1-16

CONCERNING PUBLIC PRAYER Chapter 2 is taken up with regulations concerning public prayer. First, he directs that intercessory prayer he made for all men (1 Timothy 2:1-7 ). What class of men is especially singled out (1 Timothy 2:2 )? What selfish motive on the part of the church should induce such intercessory prayer? And yet what higher motive is suggested (1 Timothy 2:4 )? What does this verse suggest as to the object of such intercession so far as those in authority are concerned? On... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 1 Timothy 3:1-16

God Revealed 1Ti 3:16 This simplifies the whole mystery of the Godhead, as far as simplification is possible. We know now what to do: when we want to know what God is, what God does, what God thinks, what God wishes, how God governs the world, we have to look at Jesus Christ. This gives a new value to the biography of the Son of God. He is not only an historical character, he is a revelation; he was God manifest, made clear, visible, simple, intelligible. "He that hath seen me hath seen the... read more