1 Timothy 3:11-16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 3:13

For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.As Lipscomb remarked, "Through service of the deaconship a man grows into the qualifications and fitness for the work of an elder."[33]ELDERS AND DEACONSProbably the greatest class of men on earth today are the elders and deacons of churches of our Lord throughout the world. Their work is that of constant service and study, not in some ivory tower, but in the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 3:14

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;This verse is slightly apologetic. As White said:It expresses an excuse for the brevity and incompleteness (from one point of view) of the instructions, and also an expectation that they are sufficient to serve their temporary purpose.[34] Did Paul return to Timothy in Ephesus? We have no means of knowing. He wrote to Titus about the same time and told Titus to come to Nicopolis for the coming winter, which was probably a few... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 3:15

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.How men ought to behave ... This may well be translated "how thou oughtest to behave ..."; but as White said, "It is a matter of indifference"[36] which rendition is followed, the meaning being the same either way.As Hervey pointed out, "Here again is a somewhat remarkable resemblance in the phraseology of the Epistle to the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 3:16

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness;He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. The widely held opinion that this is from some earlier hymn in current use among the earliest Christians is totally without foundation. The supposition is based upon the rather indefinite word which is here rendered "he," but which is also sometimes rendered "which" or "who." Any way it... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 3:11

1 Timothy 3:11. Even so must their wives be grave,— There was as much reason that this should extend to the wives of bishops also; and as he begins the next verse with let the deacons, that is to say, as well as the bishops, be the husbands of one wife,—perhaps he might so design it. These wives were not to slander any body, and especially not to blast the characters of the poor to their husbands, and so cut them off from the charitable relief of the church. The deacons themselves are required,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 3:13

1 Timothy 3:13. Purchase to themselves a good degree,— Acquire for themselves an honourable degree, [that of presbyter or bishop,] and great assurance in preaching the Christian faith. See Heylin. The apostle alludes here to the practice of electing the deacons from the best among the laity; the priests or elders from the best among the deacons; and the rulers or bishops from the best among the priests or elders.—Where the unbelieving Jews were so virulent, and the Gentiles so much exasperated... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 3:15

1 Timothy 3:15. The house of God, which is the church, &c.— Dr. Benson renders this, that thou, who art the ground and pillar of the truth, mightest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the church of God. Dr. Doddridge observes, that though many good critics refer this descriptive clause to Timothy, agreeably to that figure by which St. Peter is called a pillar, Galatians 2:9. (compare Revelation 3:12.) yet he thinks, had this been the construction, the accusative case would have... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 3:16

1 Timothy 3:16. God was manifest in the flesh, &c.— See the parallel passages: The Word, that was God, dwelt among us; and we have seen his glory, John 1:1; John 1:14. He was manifested, and came in the flesh, who was the Son of God, 1 John 3:5; 1 John 3:8; 1 John 4:2. He who was in the form of God, and thought it not robbery to be equal with God, was made in the likeness of men, Philippians 2:6-7. He who is over all, God blessed for ever, was also of the seed of David according to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 3:11

11. their wives—rather, "the women," that is, the deaconesses. For there is no reason that special rules should be laid down as to the wives of the deacons, and not also as to the wives of the bishops or overseers. Moreover, if the wives of the deacons were meant, there seems no reason for the omission of "their" (not in the Greek). Also the Greek for "even so" (the same as for "likewise," 1 Timothy 3:8, and "in like manner," 1 Timothy 3:8- :), denotes a transition to another class of persons.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 3:12

12. husbands of one wife—(See on 1 Timothy 3:2). ruling their children—There is no article in the Greek, "ruling children"; implying that he regarded the having children to rule as a qualification (1 Timothy 3:4; Titus 1:6). their own houses—as distinguished from "the Church of God" (see on Titus 1:6- :). In the case of the deacons, as in that of the bishops, he mentions the first condition of receiving office, rather than the special qualifications for its discharge. The practical side of... read more

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