1 Timothy 6:3 - Exposition

Teacheth for teach , A.V.; a different doctrine for otherwise , A.V.; consenteth for consent , A.V.; sound for wholesome , A.V. Teacheth a different doctrine ( ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖ ); see above, 1 Timothy 1:3 , note. Consenteth ( προσέρχεται ); very common in the New Testament, in the literal sense of "coming to" or "approaching," but only here in the metaphorical sense of "assenting to." The steps seem to he , first , approaching a subject with the mind with a view of considering it; and then consenting to it—coming over to it. The term προσήλυτος , a convert to Judaism, and the phrase from Irenaeus ('Fragm.,' 2.), quoted by Ellicott, οὐ τοῖς τῶν ιουδαίων δόγμασι προσέρχονται , "They do not fall in with, or agree to, the doctrines of the Jews," sufficiently illustrate the usage of the word here. Sound ( ὑγιαίνουσι ) see 1 Timothy 1:10 , note. Godliness ( ἐυσεβεία ); see 1 Timothy 2:2 , note.