1 Timothy 5:17 ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Here are directions, I. Concerning the supporting of ministers. Care must be taken that they be honourably maintained (1 Tim. 5:17): Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour (that is, of double maintenance, double to what they have had, or to what others have), especially those who labour in the word and doctrine, those who are more laborious than others. Observe, The presbytery ruled, and the same that ruled were those who laboured in the word and doctrine: they had... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17-22

5:17-22 Let elders who discharge their duties well be judged worthy of double honour, especially those who toil in preaching and in teaching; for Scripture says: "You must not muzzle the ox when he is treading the corn," and, "The workman deserves his pay." Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless on the evidence of two or three witnesses. Rebuke those who persist in sin in the presence of all, so that the others may develop a healthy fear of sinning. I... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17-22

(iii) Those who persist in sin are to be publicly rebuked. That public rebuke had a double value. It sobered the sinner into a consideration of his ways; and it made others have a care that they did not involve themselves in a like humiliation. The threat of publicity is no bad thing, if it keeps a man in the right way, even from fear. A wise leader will know the time to keep things quiet and the time for public rebuke. But whatever happens, the Church must never give the impression that it is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders that rule well ,.... By whom are meant not elders in age; though such ought to be honoured and respected, and to have a proper maintenance either from their children or the church, when reduced, and incapable of helping themselves; but then this is what should be done to all such persons, whereas the elders here are particularly described as good rulers and labourers in the word and doctrine; besides, elders in age are taken notice of before; nor are civil magistrates... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders that rule well - Elder is probably here the name of an ecclesiastical officer, similar to what we now term presbyter. See on 1 Timothy 5:1 ; (note). Dr. Macknight has remarked that, "in the first age, the name πρεσβυτερος , elder, was given to all who exercised any sacred office in the Church, as is plain from Acts 20:28 , where the persons are called επισκοποι , bishops, who, Acts 20:17 , were called πρεσβυτεροι , elders. The same thing appears from Titus 1:5 ,... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:1-25

I. THE CONDUCT OF TIMOTHY TOWARD ELDERLY MEN . "Reprimand not an elderly person, but exhort him as a brother." The allusion is not to an official elder of the Church, but to any elderly member of it. 1. Such persons might possibly be guilty of serious shortcomings , warranting private admonition, if not the exercise of discipline. Their conduct would have a worse effect than that of more youthful offenders. 2. Timothy must not use sharpness or severity in dealing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:17

Those for they , A.V.; in teaching for doctrine , A.V. The elders ( πρεσβυτεροι ) here in its technical sense of "presbyters," which in the first age were the ruling body in every Chinch (see Acts 14:23 ; Acts 20:2 , Acts 20:4 , Acts 20:6 , Acts 20:22 ), after the analogy of the elders of the Jews. Rule well (at καλῶς προεστῶτες ). The presbyters or elders were the chiefs, rulers, or presidents, of the Church (see Romans 12:8 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:12 ; and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders that rule well - Greek, πρεσβύτεροι presbuteroi, Presbyters. The apostle had given full instructions respecting bishops 1 Timothy 3:1-7; deacons 1 Timothy 3:8-13; widows 1 Timothy 5:3-16; and he here proceeds to prescribe the duty of the church toward those who sustain the office of elder. The word used - “elder” or “presbyter” - properly refers to age, and is then used to denote the officers of the church, probably because the aged were at first entrusted with the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Timothy 5:17-18

1 Timothy 5:17-18. Let the elders that rule well Who approve themselves faithful stewards of all that is committed to their charge; be counted worthy of double honour A more abundant provision, seeing that such will employ it all to the glory of God. As they were the most laborious and disinterested men who were put into these offices, so, whatever any one had to bestow, in his life or death, was generally lodged in their hands for the poor. By this means the churchmen became very rich in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:17-25

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17-22

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 5:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Timothy 5:17-18

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