which the first is explained by the second, the third by the fourth. Therefore and connects these two pairs. Cornp. iii. 17, apnog — sfypTiffft'evos. — r& dsffKorr,, truly-serviceable to the Master) viz. God, whose house Paul in his epistles to Timothy calls the church. — crav 'ipyov dyadbv, every good work) ch. iii. 17 ; Tit. i. 16.
22. Nswrsp/xas, youthful) in which young men indulge; 1 John ii. 16, note ; and which are hurtful to the purity of hearty spoken of presently in this ver. and ver. 21. Paul had formerly warned Timothy against old wives' fables and against the drink ing of watery 1 Tim. iv. 7, v. 23 : now he warns him against the other extreme, youthful lusts. — <5/xa/o<n!/y?jv, righteousness) This is put in the first place, in opposition to iniquity, ver. 19.
— /Aird, with) Construed with peace.1 Zeal for party, wrhere that party is holy, is holy zeal; Horn. xii. 9; 3 John 11. — ruv smxaXov/Asvuv, them that call upon) Comp. note on ver. 19 (Every one that nameth, etc.), Acts ix. 14. — TOV Kup/ov, the Lord) Christ.
— xadapag, pure) ver. 21, sxxaQdpr,. Lusts are hostile to this purity ; its attendants are righteousness, faith, love, peace.
23. Mupag xai dtfaidsvrovs, foolish and unlearned) For thou oughtest vaidsvziv, to instruct, ver. 25, and to be wise, iii. 15 ; comp. foolish. Tit. iii. 9. — //,«;/«£, strifes) Ibidem.
24. Ou ds? /jLa^B^ai; ought not to strive) ought not to be a bitter controversialist. — ytfiov, d/daxr/xor dvsfyKOLXOv, vaidtvovra, mild, apt to teach : patient, instructing) A Chiasmus. In respect of all, the servant of the Lord ought to be mild, so he will be apt to teach : in respect of adversaries, he should be patient, so he will be able to instruct.2 He ought neither to attack, nor resist : lie ought to be mild, lest he should be the occasion of evils : and patient, so that he may endure evils. — didaxnxbv, teaching) i.e. apt to teach. This implies not only solidity and ease in teaching, but even especially patience and assiduity. For we must avr'exeff&ai, hold fast, Tit. i. 9, note, and that too with gentle ness, James iii. (17), and perseverance, Acts xx. 31, in all long- suffering and doctrine, below, ch. iv. 2. — avs^ixomov) enduring
1 " Peace with them who call on the Lord." Not as Engl. Vers., putting a comma after peace; i.e. "Along with them who call, etc., follow peace." —ED.
2 Ailuffxa implies teaching, imparting knowledge. Tlotfavu implies training, disciplining, tutoring. — ED.