Verse 11
Let no man = Let not (Greek. me . App-105 ) any one (Greek. tis. App-123 )
despise . Greek. exoutheneo. See Acts 4:11 . Compare 1 Timothy 4:12 .
conduct . . . forth . Greek. propempo, as in 1 Corinthians 16:6 .
look for . Greek. ekdechomai. See 1 Corinthians 11:33 .Hebrews 10:13 ; Hebrews 11:10 . 1 Peter 3:20 .
with . App-104 . It is clear from these verses (10, 11) that the letter was not sent by Timothy. He had already departed (1 Corinthians 4:17 ), and as he was to travel by a circuitous route, he might not arrive till after the receipt of the letter. See Acts 19:22 . Paul was expecting him to be in time to return with the bearers of the letter, who were probably the three named in 1 Corinthians 16:17 .
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