1 Timothy 3

1 Timothy 3:1

Verse 1

A bishop; literally, an overseer, an officer holding a general charge and superintendence in respect to the affairs of the church, with powers and duties adapted, in many respects, doubtless, to the peculiar circumstances and habits of the times.

1 Timothy 3:2

Verse 2

The husband of one wife; chaste.

1 Timothy 3:3

Verse 3

Greedy of filthy lucre; eager after gain.

1 Timothy 3:6

Verse 6

Not a novice; not a very recent convert to Christianity.

1 Timothy 3:7

Verse 7

Of them which are without; of the people of the world in general.

1 Timothy 3:8

Verse 8

Not double-tongued; that is, they must be honest and sincere.

1 Timothy 3:9

Verse 9

The mystery of the faith; the gospel,–often spoken of as a mystery, on account of its having been long withheld from the knowledge of mankind.

1 Timothy 3:10

Verse 10

Let these also first be proved; by time. As in the case of bishops, (1 Timothy 3:6,) they should not be novices.

1 Timothy 3:12

Verse 12

Husbands of one wife; chaste.–Houses; families.

1 Timothy 3:13

Verse 13

A good degree; a good standing and estimation.

1 Timothy 3:15

Verse 15

In the house of God; in the church,–as is immediately indicated.–Ground; foundation.

1 Timothy 3:16

Verse 16

Manifest in the flesh; in the person of Christ. (John 1:1,14.) Justified in; vindicated by.