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Verse 16. _WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY_] All beings that are not
_eternal_ must be _mutable_; but there can be only _one eternal_
Being, that is God; and he only can have _immortality_.
_DWELLING IN TH...
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WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY - The word here - ἀθανασία
athanasia - properly means “exemption from death,” and seems to
mean that God, in his own nature, enjoys a perfect and certain
exemption from dea...
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. Concerning servants (1 Timothy 6:1)_
2. Concerning those who oppose (1 Timothy 6:3)
3. Concerning contentment and temptation (1 Timothy 6:6)
4. The final exhortations (1 Timothy 6:1...
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(_b_) 1 TIMOTHY 6:11. TIMOTHY'S CALL TO FIDELITY. In contrast with
this quest for worldly profit (1 Timothy 6:5; 1 Timothy 6:9 f.)
Timothy must pursue the Christian virtues. Let him, in life's arena
...
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HOW TO BE A SLAVE AND A CHRISTIAN (1 Timothy 6:1-2)...
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IMMORTALITY. deathlessness. Greek. _athanasia_. Only here and 1
Corinthians 15:53.
DWELLING IN. inhabiting. Greek. _oikeo_.
THE. Omit.
LIGHT. App-130.,
WHICH, &c.. unapproachable. Greek. _aprosito...
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A further exhortation to Timothy. The Lord's appearing
Timothy's own true life and bearing are solemnly dwelt upon in
contrast to the false and low; see on 1 Timothy 6:3.
_thou, O man of God_ Opposed...
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EPILOGUE. i. PERSONAL ENCOURAGEMENT TO TIMOTHY...
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ΑΘΑΝΑΣΊΑ (G110) бессмертие (BS, 293).
ΟΊΚΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΟΊΚΈΩ (G3611)
пребывать,
ΑΠΡΌΣΙΤΟΣ (G676) недостижимый (SB, 3:656).
ΕΊΔΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть,
ΊΔΕΪ́Ν _aor....
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WHOM NO MAN HATH SEEN, NOR CAN SEE:— This might be an allusion
either to the _eastern courts,_ where the people were not admitted
into the royal presence, or to behold the face of their king; or, to
t...
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PROPER WALK 1 Timothy 6:11-16
VI. THE MINISTER HIMSELF. 1 TIMOTHY 6:3-21 _A_
Text 6:11-16
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patien...
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Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can
approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour
and power everlasting. Amen.
Frequent doxologies occur in the...
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3 Translators have experienced much difficulty with this opening
sentence, because it seemed to lack the principal verb. The A V adds _
so do_, the Revisers _ so do I now_. It is very seldom that any...
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CONCERNING SERVANTS, THE RICH, AND CORRUPT TEACHERS
1, 2. The eighth charge to Timothy, as to bondservants or slaves. We
have here an indication of the way in which Christianity abolished
slavery—not...
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HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH
1 TIMOTHY
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 6
SERVANTS AND MASTERS (6:1-2)
V1 Those who are slaves must respect and honour their masters. They
should do this so that no one...
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WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY. — The holy angels — the souls of men
— are immortal. “But one alone, ‘God,’ can be said _to have
immortality,”_ because He, unlike other immortal beings who enjoy
their immo...
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Thoughts about the right use of wealth are suggested by the slave
problem, a mischievous attitude towards which is associated with false
doctrine. If a man possesses himself, he has enough. This posse...
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“FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF THE FAITH”
1 Timothy 6:11
The poor need not envy the rich. Wealth makes no difference in the
audit of eternity. A man cannot eat more than a certain amount of
food, and wear...
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The final injunction of the apostle concerning Timothy's duty toward
his flock had to do with his dealing with Christian slaves. The master
must not treat them with contempt. They are to recognize tha...
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CONFESSING THE GOOD CONFESSION
The man devoted to God's service will run away from material greed and
pursue God's will. He will display reverence toward God, trust in
God's word by obeying his will,...
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_Who only hath immortality; i.e. is immortal of himself, and by his
own nature. --- Light inaccessible; to human eyes or understandings.
(Witham)_...
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(11) But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (12) Fight
the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou...
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1 Timothy 1:1-20. We enter now on the confidential communications of
the apostle to some of his fellow-labourers, and tonight on the
epistles to Timothy. The two have much in common, but they have als...
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_LIGHT_
‘Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can
approach unto.’
1 Timothy 6:16
The frequency with which ‘light’ is used in the Scriptures in
connection with God cannot fa...
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16_Who alone hath immortality _Paul labors to demonstrate that there
is no happiness, no dignity or excellence, no life, out of God.
Accordingly, he now says that God alone is immortal, in order to
in...
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The apostle then goes equally into detail with regard to servants,
that is, slaves. They were to respect their masters, in order that the
doctrine of the Lord should not be blasphemed. When the master...
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WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY,.... Angels are immortal, and so are the
souls of men, and so will be the bodies of men after the resurrection;
but then neither of these have immortality of themselves, they...
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Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can
approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom _be_ honour
and power everlasting. Amen.
Ver. 16. _Dwelling in the light_]...
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_I give thee charge_, &c. See note on 1 Timothy 5:21; _in the sight_
In the presence; _of God_ Whose eye is upon us both; and _who
quickeneth all things_ Who is the source of life, natural, spiritual,...
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IMMORTALITY; in and of himself; life underived, independent, and
eternal....
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THE CONDUCT OF THE TRUE CHRISTIAN AND ITS REWARD. 1 Timothy 6:11...
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It may be noted that in this epistle the relationships of husband and
wives, children and parents, are not mentioned, as are the questions
of elders, widows, and now servants. For family ties are not...
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Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can
approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor
and power everlasting. Amen.
1. Only - Does this verse teach that...
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“WHO ALONE POSSESSES IMMORTALITY”: The word “immortality”
literally means deathlessness, the word “immortal” means
incorruptible, imperishable. God alone has the freedom from death,
aging, and decay....
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11-16 It ill becomes any men, but especially men of God, to set their
hearts upon the things of this world; men of God should be taken up
with the things of God. There must be a conflict with corrupt...
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WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY; of himself; our souls and angels are
immortal from the gift of God: or _immortality_ signifies here the
same with eternity, or immutability. DWELLING IN THE LIGHT;
continual...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI
How then shall the Greeks any longer disbelieve the divine appearance
on Mount Sinai, when the fire burned, consuming none of the things
that grew on the mount;...
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1 Timothy 6:16 who G3588 alone G3441 has G2192 (G5723) immortality
G110 dwelling G3611 (G5723) unapproachable G3762 G676 light G5457 whom
G3739 man G444 seen G1492 (G5627) or G3761 can G1410 (G5736) s...
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1 Timothy 6:16. WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY. Other beings, His
creatures, are immortal by the appointment of the great Creator. He
only has it as the very essence of His being. The words have been much...
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WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY
(ο μονος εχων αθανασιαν). "The one who alone has
immortality." Αθανασια (αθανατος, α privative and
θανατος), old word, in N.T. only here and 1 Corinthians 15:53.
Domitian...
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WHOM NO MAN
(_ See Scofield) - (John 1:18). _...
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CONTENTS: Work of the minister continued.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Timothy, Pilate.
CONCLUSION: The minister of Christ is to preach not only the general
duties of all, but the duties of partic...
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1 Timothy 6:1. _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 mus...
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HE ALONE IS IMMORTAL. This simply means that God is entirely separate
from every created thing, which includes angels and the Devil. God
alone is UNCREATE (independently existent, without either begin...
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1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 6:2 Confronting the False Teaching
Again. This concluding section is very similar to the opening section
(1 Timothy 1:3). Both include discussion about false teachers (1
Ti...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
1 Timothy 6:13. GOD, WHO QUICKENETH ALL THINGS.—R.V. margin,
“preserveth all things alive.” It would almost seem as if St. Paul
meant to say that, whatever perils gat...
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EXPOSITION
1 TIMOTHY 6:1
_Are servants _for _servants as are_,_ _A.V.;_ the doctrine _for _his
doctrine_,_ _A.V. SERVANTS; literally, _slaves_._ _That slaves formed
a considerable portion of the firs...
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Vers. 15, 16. These verses begin with a more particular description of
the expected appearance of Christ in its relation to God, and then run
out into a doxology, celebrating the incomparable greatnes...
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Now 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:...
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1 John 1:5; 1 Timothy 1:17; Colossians 1:15; Deuteronomy 32:40;
Ephesians 3:21; Exodus 3:14; Exodus 33:20; Habakkuk 3:4; Hebrews 13:8;...
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Who only hath immortality [ο μ ο ν ο ς ε χ ω ν α θ α ν
α σ ι α ν]. Comp. ajfqartw incorruptible, ch. 1 17. It has been
suggested that there is here a possible allusion to the practice of
deifying the...
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Who only hath underived, independent immortality. Dwelling in light
unapproachable — To the highest angel. Whom no man hath seen, or can
see — With bodily eyes. Yet "we shall see him as he is....
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Does only God have immortality or do humans also have it?
PROBLEM: According to Paul in this passage, God “alone has
immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light.” However, in other
places, Paul spe...