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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine - The whole of this verse seems, to several learned critics and divines, strangely inserted in this place; it might have been, according to them, a note which the apostle inserted in the margin of his letter, on recollecting the precarious state of Timothy's health, and his great abstemiousness and self-denial. I believe the verse to be in its proper place; and, for reasons which I shall adduce, not less necessary than the directions which precede... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:24

Some men's sins are open beforehand - In appointing men to sacred offices in the Church, among the candidates Timothy would find, Some of whom he knew nothing, but only that they professed Christianity; let such be tried before they are appointed. Some of whose faith and piety he had the fullest knowledge, and whose usefulness in the Church was well known. Some whose lives were not at all or but partially reformed, who were still unchanged in their hearts, and unholy in their lives. ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:25

Likewise also the good works of some - Though those who are very holy and very useful in the Church cannot be unknown, yet there are others not less holy who need to be brought forward; who do much good in private; and their character and good works are not fully known till after diligent inquiry. These are they who do not let their left hand know what their right doeth. After so long and minute an examination of the subjects in this chapter, little remains to be said in the way of farther... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17

Verse 17 17Elders (98) For preserving the good order of the Church, it is likewise highly necessary that elders should not be neglected, but that due regard should be paid to them; for what could be more unfeeling than to have no care about those who have the care of the whole Church? Here πρεσβύτερος (elder) is not a name of age, but of office. Accounted worthy of double honor Chrysostom interprets “double honor” as meaning “support and reverence.” I do not oppose his opinion; let it be... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:18

Verse 18 18Thou shalt not muzzle the ox This is a political precept which recommends to us equity and humanity (101) in general; as we have said in expounding the First Epistle to the Corinthians; (102) for, if he forbids us to be unkind to brute animals, how much greater humanity does he demand towards men! The meaning of this statement, therefore, is the same as if it had been said in general terns, that they must not make a wrong use of the labor of others. At the present day, the custom of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:19

Verse 19 19Against an elder receive not an accusation After having commanded that salaries should be paid to pastors, he likewise instructs Timothy not to allow them to be assailed by calumnies, or loaded with any accusation but what is supported by sufficient proof. But it may be thought strange, that he represents, as peculiar to elders, a law which is common to all. God lays down, authoritatively, this law as applicable to all cases, that they shall be decided “by the mouth of two or three... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:20

Verse 20 20Those that sin rebuke before all (104) Whenever any measure is taken for the protection of good men, it is immediately seized by bad men to prevent them from being condemned. Accordingly, what Paul had said about repelling unjust accusations he modifies by this statement, so that none may, on this presence, escape the punishment due to sin. And, indeed, we see how great and diversified are the privileges by which Popery surrounds its clergy; so that, although their life be ever so... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:21

Verse 21 21I adjure thee before God Paul introduced this solemn appeal, not only on account of the very great importance of the subject, but likewise on account of its extreme difficulty. Nothing is more difficult than to discharge the office of a public judge with so great impartiality as never to be moved by favor for any one, or to give rise to suspicions, or to be influenced by unfavorable reports, or to use excessive severity, and in every cause to look at nothing but the cause itself; for... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:22

Verse 22 22Lay not hands suddenly on any man There can be no doubt that he intended to guard Timothy against ill-will, and to obviate many complaints, which are continually arising against the godly servants of Christ, who refuse to comply with the ambitious requests of any. For some accuse them of sternness; others of envy; and some exclaim that they are cruel, because they do not at once receive those who boast of having some recommendatory qualities. This is what we abundantly experience in... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

Verse 23 23No longer drink water There are some who conjecture that this sentence, which breaks off the train of thought, was not written by Paul. But we see that Paul was not so anxious about keeping up the close connection of a discourse, and that it was very customary with him to intermingle a variety of statements without any arrangement. Besides, it is possible that what had been formerly written in the margin of the Epistle afterwards found its way into this passage through the mistake of... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

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