1 Timóteo 4:1-10 NVIPT

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:3

Created for hath created , A.V.; by for of , A.V.; that for which , A.V. Forbidding to marry. This is mentioned as showing itself first among the Essenes and Therapeutic by Josephus ('Bell. Jud.,' it. 8.2, and ' Ant . Jud,' 18., 1.5). It became later a special tenet of the Gnostics, as stated by Clem. Alex., 'Strom.,' 3.6; Irenaeus, " Haer .," 1.22, etc. (quoted by Ellicott). See other quotations in Pole's Synopsis. Commanding to abstain from meats ; βρωμάτων (... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:4

Is to be rejected for to be refused , A.V. Nothing is to be rejected. The A.V., "nothing to be refused," manifestly uses "nothing" in its adverbial sense ("in no degree," "not at all," Johnson's 'Dict.'), as οὐδέν in Greek is also commonly used (Liddell and Scott). In fact, it is very difficult to construe the passage as the R.V. does. To say "nothing is to be rejected if it is received," is scarcely sense. But to say that every creature of God is good (and on that account not to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:4

"For every creature of God is good." The gospel stood in a difficult position. On the one hand was asceticism, with its hermits of every creed, and its retreats in Asia, Africa, and Egypt; on the other hand was Epicureanism with its philosophy of enjoyments, which ran into lawless excess. We must judge a new religion by its first teacher; for Christ was his own religion alive and in action. John the Baptist was an ascetic; but Christ came eating and drinking, and his enemies said, "Behold, a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:5

Through for by , A.V. It is sanctified through the Word of God. Considerable difference of opinion prevails among commentators as to the precise meaning of this verse, especially of the phrase, "the Word of God." Some refer to Genesis 1:4 , Genesis 1:10 , Genesis 1:12 , etc.; others to Genesis 1:29 ; Genesis 9:4 , as containing the original grant of meats for the use of man; others to the scriptural phrases embodied in the words of the ἐντεύξις , the prayer of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:6

Mind for remembrance, A.V.; Christ Jesus for Jesus Christ, A.V. and T.R.; nourished for nourished up, A.V.; the faith for faith, A.V.; the good for good, A.V.; which thou hast followed until now for whereunto thou hast attained, A.V. If thou put the brethren in mind of these things ( παῦτα ὑποτιθέμενος τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ); if thou suggest these things to the brethren, lay them down as principles upon which their conduct is to be based; or, enjoin them (Liddell and Scott). It only occurs... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:7

Unto godliness for rather unto godliness , A.V. The R.V., by putting a full stop after "fables," disturbs the natural flow of the thought. The two imperatives παραιτοῦ and γύμναζε connect and contrast the thoughts in the two clauses of the verse, as the A.V. indicates by the insertion of "rather." Profane ( βεβήλους ; 1 Timothy 1:9 , note) Old wives' ( γράωδεις ); only here in the New Testament; not used in LXX .; rare in classical Greek. Exercise thyself unto... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:8

Is profitable for a little for profiteth little , A.V.; for, for unto , A.V. ; which for that , A.V. Bodily exercise. Exercise which only affects the body, such as those rules which the Jewish ascetics enforced. γυμνασία only occurs here in the New Testament, and not at all in the LXX ., but is not uncommon in classical Greek. Another form is γύμνασις , and γυμνάσιον is the place where such γύμνασις takes place. For a little ; margin, for little , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:9

Faithful is the saying for this is a faithful saying , A.V. ( 1 Timothy 1:15 , note). Here, however, the πιστὸς λόγος is that which precedes, viz. that "godliness is profitable for all things," etc., which we thus learn was a proverbial saying. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:10

To this end for therefore , A.V.; labor and strive for both labor and suffer reproach , A.V. and T.R.; have our hope set on for trust in , A.V.; them for those , A.V. For to this end ; or, with this in view . He thus justifies his assertion that the saying he had quoted is a faithful one, by showing that the promise and all that it contained was the ground of all his labors and those of his fellow-laborers in the gospel. Strive ( ἀγωνιζόμεθα ); so many good... read more

Albert Barnes

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

Now the Spirit - Evidently the Holy Spirit; the Spirit of inspiration. It is not quite certain, from this passage, whether the apostle means to say that this was a revelation “then” made to him, or whether it was a well-understood thing as taught by the Holy Spirit. He himself elsewhere refers to this same prophecy, and John also more than once mentions it; compare 2 Thessalonians 2:0; 1 John 2:18; Revelation 20:1-15. From 2 Thessalonians 2:5, it would seem that this was a truth which had... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:10

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

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