1 Timothy 3:9

Holding the mystery of the faith,.... The doctrine of the Gospel, called the "faith", because it contains things to be believed; proposes Christ the object of faith; is the means by which faith comes,…

Holding the mystery of the faith - On the word “mystery,” see notes on 1Co 2:7. It means that which had been concealed, or hidden, but which was now revealed. The word “faith” here, is synonymous with…

Holding the mystery of the faith - Instead of της πιστεως, the faith, one MS. (the readings of which are found in the margin of a copy of Mill's Greek text in the Bodleian library, and which is marked…

We have here the character of deacons: these had the care of the temporal concerns of the church, that is, the maintenance of the ministers and provision for the poor: they served tables, while the…

the mystery of the faith Apparently repeated again 1Ti 3:16 as -the mystery of godliness." The word -mystery" is significant. Coming from the Greek, -to close the mouth," and so -to initiate," it was…