Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.
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Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.
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And these thynges commaunde that they maye be without faut
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These things therefore warne them of, that they may be blamelesse.
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to 1 Timothy 5:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Timothy 4:11 Command and teach these things.
- Titus 2:15 Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.
- 2 Timothy 4:1 I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:
- Titus 1:13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
- 1 Timothy 1:3 As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
- 1 Timothy 6:17 Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 7 And command these things He means, that not…
7 And command these things He means, that not only does he prescribe to Timothy the course which he ought to follow, but the women also must be carefully taught not to be stained with such vices. It is the duty of the pastor not only to oppose the wicked practices or ambition of those who act an unreasonable part, but to guard against every danger, as far as lies in his power, by instruction and constant warnings.
That they may be blameless. It was the natural result of prudence and steadfastness not to admit widows, unless they were worthy; but yet it was proper to assign a reason why they were not admitted; and it was even necessary to forewarn the Church that unworthy persons should not be brought forward, or should not offer themselves. Again, Paul commends this part of instruction on the ground of utility; as if he had said, that it must by no means be despised, because it is common, since it aims at the chief part of a good and perfect life. Now there is nothing that ought to be more diligently learned in God’s school than the study of a holy and upright life. In a word, moral instruction is compared with ingenious speculations, which are of no visible advantage, agreeably to that saying,
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“All Scripture is profitable, that the man of God may become perfect,” etc. (2 Timothy 3:16.)
John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 7 And these things give in charge, that they…
7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
Ver. 7. And these things give in charge] Often inculcate and set on with a great deal of vehemence, that religion suffer not.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain In the discharge of thy ministry declare these things,…
In the discharge of thy ministry declare these things, that all Christians, women especially, may be blameless.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And these things give in charge,.... Concerning rebuking persons…
And these things give in charge,.... Concerning rebuking persons of a different age and sex, and concerning the maintenance of widows; and particularly that children provide for their parents when helpless; and that widows trust in God, and give themselves to prayer and supplication, and not live in sin:
that they may be blameless; before men, and in the view of the world, and not be chargeable with any notorious crime; though none are without blame in themselves, and before God, but as considered in Christ Jesus.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain That they - That is, the widows.
That they - That is, the widows.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 7. That they may be blameless.] Charge the…
Verse 7. That they may be blameless.] Charge the whole Church to attend to these things, that they may be blameless. The words are not spoken of the widows only, but of the Church or its officers; it cannot be restricted to the widows, for the adjective ανεπιληπτοι is both of the masculine and feminine gender.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And these things give in charge - Announce, or…
And these things give in charge - Announce, or declare these things, to wit, particularly respecting the duty of children to their widowed mothers, and the proper duty of those who are widows.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain these things--just now spoken (Ti1 5:5-6).
these things--just now spoken (Ti1 5:5-6).
that they may be blameless--namely, the widows supported by the Church.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. These things—This important discrimination between the genuine and…
7. These things—This important discrimination between the genuine and the spurious widows.
Charge—For it concerns not only the good economy of the Church, but it concerns the spiritual well-being of the women themselves.
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That they may be blameless—That the women of the Church may not be dead, but living blameless examples of Christianity.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. these things give in charge] As in 1Ti_4:11…
7. these things give in charge] As in 1Ti_4:11 and thrice in chap. 1; note on 1Ti_1:5. The conjunction is also rather than ‘and’. ‘Include the setting of the true life before the widows also in thy charge.’
blameless] One of the key-words of this epistle; of a presbyter 1Ti_3:2, of Timothy 1Ti_6:14. At the stage reached now by Christianity, the moral life of the believers before the world, ‘such as cannot be laid hold of by anyone,’ is of vital importance for all ranks equally—for the bishop-apostolic himself, for the clergy, for the poor widows. ‘Holiness becometh Thine house’ now most especially.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) And these things give in charge.—That is to…
(7) And these things give in charge.—That is to say, the duties of widows, as set forth in 1Ti_5:5, together with his (St. Paul’s) estimate of the gay and frivolous character painted in 1Ti_5:6.
That they may be blameless.—That, whether seeking support from the public alms of the Christian community or not, the widows of the congregation should struggle after an irreproachable self-denying life, and show before men publicly whose servants they indeed were. In these words there seems a hint that the former life of many of these women-converts to Christianity had been very different to the life loved of Christ, and that in their new profession as Christians there was urgent need of watchfulness on their part not to give any occasion to slanderous tongues.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain These things also command for and these things give…
These things also command for and these things give in charge, A.V; without reproach for blameless, A.V These things, etc. The apostle had been giving Timothy his own instructions concerning widows and their maintenance by their own relations. He now adds the direction that he should give these things in charge to the Ephesian Church, lest they should be guilty and blameworthy by acting in a different spirit. He probably was aware of a disposition existing in some quarters to throw the burden of maintaining their widows upon the Church. Without reproach (ajnepilhptoi); above, 1Ti_3:2, note. If they did not so they would be liable to the terrible reproach mentioned in ver. 8, that, Christians as they called themselves, they were in their conduct worse than unbelievers.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 7. These things give in charge. Insist upon these…
7. These things give in charge. Insist upon these things.
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Give these instructions
Give these instructions
"Command these things"
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so that they may be blameless
"so that no one can find fault with them." Possible meanings of "they" are 1) "these widows and their families" or 2) "the believers." It might be best to leave the subject as "they."
does not provide for his own relatives, especially for those of his own household
"does not help with his relatives' needs, especially for those family members living in his home"
he has denied the faith
"he has acted contrary to the truth we believe"
is worse than an unbeliever
"is worse than those who do not believe in Jesus." Paul means this person is worse than an unbeliever because even unbelievers take care of their relatives. Therefore, a believer should certainly take care of his relatives.
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