This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
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Gill's Exposition
This is a true saying,.... Some think this clause belongs to the last verse of the preceding chapter; and then the sense is, this is a doctrine that is true, and to be believed, that there is…
Barnes' Notes
This is a trite saying - Greek, “Faithful is the word” - the very phrase which is used in 1Ti 1:15; see the notes on that verse. The idea here is, that it was worthy of credence; it was not to be…
Adam Clarke
This is a true saying - Πιστος ὁ λογος· This is a true doctrine. These words are joined to the last verse of the preceding chapter by several of the Greek fathers, and by them referred to the…
The two epistles to Timothy, and that to Titus, contain a scripture-plan of church-government, or a direction to ministers. Timothy, we suppose, was an evangelist who was left at Ephesus, to take care…
The duties and characters of Bishops or Presbyters
Following the directions concerning the general arrangements for public worship come instructions as to the character and qualifications of the…
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