_Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ_ The apostle begins his epistle with
asserting his apostolical dignity, not because Timothy was in any
doubt concerning it, but to make the Ephesians sensible of the danger
they incurred, if they rejected the charges and admonitions which the
apostle ordered Timothy... [ Continue Reading ]
_As I besought thee_ Παρεκαλεσα σε, _I entreated thee._ It
is observed by Beza, that by using this soft expression the apostle
hath left a singular example of modesty, to be imitated by superiors
in their behaviour toward their inferiors in the church. _When I went
into Macedonia_, (Acts 20:1,) _tha... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now the end_ The scope, design, or substance; _of the commandment_ Or
_charge_, rather, as παραγγελια properly signifies, being a
noun derived from the verb, translated, _that thou mightest charge, 1
Timothy 1:3_. The apostle had desired Timothy to continue at Ephesus,
that he might _charge_ some t... [ Continue Reading ]
_We know that the law is good_ Answers excellent purposes; _if a man
use it lawfully_ In a proper manner. Even the ceremonial law is good
as it points to Christ, and is emblematical of the various branches of
salvation that are in and through him; and the moral law is _holy,
just_, and _good_, resul... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I thank Christ Jesus_ Here _thanksgiving_, an important branch of
divine worship, is addressed to the Lord Jesus; _who hath enabled me,
for that he counted me faithful_ The meaning is, I thank him for
putting me into the ministry, and enabling me to be faithful therein;
_who was before a blasph... [ Continue Reading ]
_This is a faithful saying_ A saying not only certainly true, but
infinitely momentous, as the same expression evidently signifies 1Ti
4:9; 2 Timothy 2:11; Titus 3:8; _and worthy of all acceptation_ As
infallibly true, it is worthy of all credit, and as infinitely
important, worthy of being consider... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now unto the King_, &c. A consideration of the great mercy which God
had shown him, in not only pardoning him when he was involved in such
great guilt, but in making him an example for the comfort of future
penitents, causes him to break forth in a rapture of praise and
thanksgiving; _eternal_ Whos... [ Continue Reading ]
_This charge_ To the Judaizers not to teach differently, or this
office of the ministry; _I commit unto thee_ That thou mayest deliver
it to the church; _according to_ Or, being encouraged by; _the
prophecies which went before on thee_ He refers to some special
revelations concerning Timothy, that h... [ Continue Reading ]