to the church with a holy mind, and with the desire to show a good example.
10. Ka/ ovroi de, and these also) The bishop was bound to have more and greater virtues (qualifications) conspicuous, and he was of greater dignity ; wherefore in his case no further scrutiny (c proving') is required ; but the deacons were bound to give proof of what they were, in performing the duties of the deaconship, before that they be fully admitted into the office.
11. TwaTxac, wives) This depends on t^ovrag, having, ver. 9. — uaavrus, in like manner) This refers to ver. 8. — py 5/a/3oAou£, not slanderers) especially among those that are without. — -/ncrra;, faithful) This refers to ver. 9.
13. Bafy/,0!/) a degree, from the humble deaconship to the higher offices in the church. He who is faithful in an inferior degree, is promoted to a higher station. — eavroTs, to themselves) They do not merely promote the interests of others. — woXX?ji> Kapprr fftav) great boldness with regard to God and man, from being well exercised. — Iv T/OTE/, in the faith) that they may perceive that they are made most richly partakers of His faith and benefits.
14. TaZra, these things) The whole epistle. — JXcr/^wv, hoping) Paul, however, did not put off necessary admonitions. — e\6eft, to come) ch. iv. 13.
15. ?E«v bs ppadvw, but if I tarry long) Comp. ch. iv. 13, at the beginning. — ;V«, that) The scope of the epistle. — vug dsT, how it is becoming) comp. ch. iv. 11. — Iv o'/xu Qsov, in the house of God) God is 6 SstfTorjjg, the Master, 2 Tim. ii. 12. — rtrig, which) It indicates the universal Church, not universally, but so far as a part of it was then at Ephesus, committed to Timothy. — s%- xXyffta Qtov, the Church of God) the community of those who are the Lord' s ; 2 Tim. ii. 19. — tyvrog, of the living) The Church of the living God is opposed to the temple of Diana of the Ephesians. The life of God, the foundation of our hope (' trust'), ch. iv. 10, and the fountain of truth, in this passage. The epithet is not added, in the first instance, to the same name (God ; — the living God) — it is afterwards added for the sake of Epitasis (see Append.), as in 2 Cor. vi. 16. — 2™x&g xai efyaiupa ryjg aXrj&t/ag KGLI o/AoXoyov/ASvug ft'eya, x.r.X.) Jac. Cappellus, ill his Observations on this passage, says, That this was the original reading of this place, was the opinion of the distinguished men, my