1 Timothy 6:1 NLT,NIV,ESV

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:1-2

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES1 Timothy 6:1. That the name of God and His doctrine be not blasphemed.—Masters who had slaves professing to be Christians and yet supercilious would curse them and their new faith.1 Timothy 6:2. Let them not despise them.—Two uses of this word by our Lord will be its best interpretation. In Matthew 6:24 He too speaks of the servant who has two different masters, for one of whom he has dropped all estimation. In Matthew 18:10 Christ warns against thinking the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:1-21

Chapter 6Now Paul turns to the subject of servants in chapter six.Let as many servants as are under the yoke ( 1 Timothy 6:1 )That is, to a master.count their own masters worthy of all honour ( 1 Timothy 6:1 ),Now this is actually the word "slave." And in that day, slavery was a very common practice. And Paul said, If you are a slave, then count your master worthy of all honor or respect.that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed ( 1 Timothy 6:1 ).In our day and age, it is so... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Timothy 6:1-21

1 Timothy 6:1-2 . Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, by obeying their commands, for in civil society we are all servants, and have duties which must be discharged. If reverence be not paid to the orders of the master, christianity will be blasphemed. If a servant have a believing master, he is still a servant; and it will be a double shame for him to be punished for idleness or disobedience, or in anywise not doing his best for his... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Timothy 6:1-2

1 Timothy 6:1-2Servants as are under the yoke.Under the yokeThe phrase “under the yoke” fitly expresses the pitiable condition of slaves, to whom Paul here addresses himself. Of all the hideous iniquities which have cried to heaven for redress, slavery, which places a man in such a position to his fellow, is one of the worst. It is as pernicious to the owner as it is to the slave. Dr. Thomson has well said, “It darkens and depraves the intellect; it paralyzes the hand of industry; it is the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:1

1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. Ver. 1. Count their own masters ] And not under a pretence of Christian liberty, and because in Christ Jesus there is neither bond nor free, seek to shake off the yoke of obedience that God hath hung upon their necks. See 1 Peter 2:18 . That the name of God and his doctrine, &c. ] Be traduced as a doctrine of liberty. Heathens lay at the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Timothy 6:1

servants: Deuteronomy 28:48, Isaiah 47:6, Isaiah 58:6, Matthew 11:9, Matthew 11:30, Acts 15:10, 1 Corinthians 7:21, 1 Corinthians 7:22, Galatians 5:1 count: Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:35-Tobit :, 2 Kings 5:2, 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Kings 5:13, Malachi 1:6, Acts 10:7, Acts 10:22, Ephesians 6:5-Ruth :, Colossians 3:22-Lamentations :, Titus 2:9, 1 Peter 2:17-Proverbs : that the: 1 Timothy 5:14, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, 2 Samuel 12:14, Nehemiah 9:5, Isaiah... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Timothy 6:1

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.Let servants under the yoke — Of heathen masters. Account them worthy of all honour - All the honour due from a servant to a master.Lest the name of God and his doctrine be blasphemed — As it surely will, if they do otherwise. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:1

c. To servants, 1 Timothy 6:1-2 , and to mercenary counter-teachers, 1 Timothy 6:3-10 . 1. Servants For the New Testament meaning of the Greek word see our note on Luke 7:2. Under the yoke The servile yoke is a Greek phrase as old as Herodotus. Here it is used to characterize unmitigated Roman slavery, as described in our note on Luke 7:2, and as it stands in contrast under the believing masters. Own Respectively. All the honour Required by the existing law of the relation. ... read more