Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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Gill's Exposition
Moreover, he must have a good report of them which are without, That is, "without the church", as the Arabic version reads; for wicked men, though they dislike the principles and profession of godly…
Barnes' Notes
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without - Who are without the church; that is, of those who are not Christians. This includes, of course, “all” classes of those who are not…
Adam Clarke
The sixteenth requisite is, that he should have a good report of them which are without - That he should be one who had not been previously a profligate, or scandalous in his life. Such a person, when…
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…
Cambridge Bible
them which are without Outside the circle of believers, the Christian Church: the same phrase is used by St Paul, 1Th 4:12, -walk honestly toward them that are without"; cf. 1Co 5:12-13.
the snare of…
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