The Pulpit Commentary — 1 Timothy — Section 18

(eh. iv. 7; vi. 20; 2 Tim. ii. 16 ;) l\nd Heb. xii. we srty "tho queen's ml\jesty," the "ldng'a 16, but found oomruonly in thP LXX. e.nd in grnce." Or (:.!)"the glory of God·• might lllaesical Greek. Il11Tp<IAq,1us and µ.71Tp11.J..<,iais, mean Jesus Christ, who is the HrightneSII of not murderer&, but, its in the ml\rgin, God's glory, the Image of the invisible God, ""'71tter-l, i l l - . of father l\nd mother." !n whose face t(ie ~lory of God ahines (2 Cor. Both words are only found here in the 1v. 4, 6). Or(3)1tm1ghtmean the gospel whillh New Testament, bnt found in Demosthenes, tells of the glory of God, whillh reveals 1md Aristophanes, eto. The allusion here is to proclaims his glory, the glory of hie graoe Ex .. d. xxi. 15, where the Hebrew word for (Eph. i. 6, 12), or perhaps here rather the •• smiteth., is ;i~o, which does not necessarily glory of his holiness, which St. Paul'& mean "kl Bmite to death" any more than "sound doctrine" pressed for imitation upon aAo.iw does. 'Av6po4>6vois, man-slayers; all Christians (see eh. vi. 3); comp. 2 Cor. found only here in the New Testament, i•. 4, "The gospel of the glory of Christ." b\Jt used in 2 Maoo. ix. 2S un<l in classic-al Either the first or last is doubtless the true writers. The reference is to Exod. xxi. 12. meaning. The blessed God. Thie and eh. Ver. I 0.-FMTOi.cator• for ,olwremongers, vi. 15 are the only passages in the New A. V. ; a/11uier1 of themselves with men for , hem Testament where µ.a.1edp,os, blessed, ie an that defil,e themsefoes with ,11ankind, A.V.; epithet of God. Elsewhere "blessed" ie faue BfflOOrPT• for perjured persons. A. V.; con- •uJ..o-y.,,Tos; e.s e.g. Mark xiv. 61; 2 Cor. xi. trary for that iA co11trnry, A.V.; the sound for 3 I. In clussiool Greek µ&.tca.p is the proper IIOUnd,A.V. n&pvois, il.:,,r,votcolTOJ.<. The latter epithet of the gode ; µri1ea.pn e,d,· µ111eripios is word ia only fonnd in the New Testament usually spoken of men or qualities, Rnd es- here and I Cor. vi. 9. and nowhere else; pecially of tho happy dead. It does not but the reference is to Lev. xviii. 22, wt,~re appear lfow or why the apostle here applies the two words 6.p,r,vo• and ,colTT1 occur, µ.a.Ka.ow< to God. Committed to my trust; though not in actna.l composition. 'As6pa- literally, with 1.0Mch I was entruated. A ,ro6uTTcus, men-stealer&; only here in the New thoroughly Pauline statement (comp. Row. Teetament, but very oommon, with its many i. 1, 5; ii. I G; Gal. i. 11, 12; Eph. iii. 1-8, kindred forms, a.v6pa,ro6i(«v, civ6pcl'lro6uTu6,, etc.). av6p,ro6ov, etc., in classical Greek. The Ver. 12.-1 thank for and I thank, A.V. la&t word is found once in the LXX., viz. and T.R.; Mm that enabled me, eJ)en Christ in 3 Mace. vii. 5. The crime of man- Jesus our [,or,/ for Chriat Je,w our Lord, 1Dho stea.Iing is denonnood Exod. n:i. 16; Dent. hath enabled me, A.V.; appointing me to hi, xxiv. 7. 'l'eu,r-ra.is, lr,61',co", liars, false aenrice for p1tlti11g me intn the ministry, A.V. swearen. The latter word only occurs l..tere I thll.Ilk, etc. 'fbis outburst of praise for in the New Testament-the verb brcoptc•w in the mercy of the Lord Jeane Christ, who had Matt. v. 33--e.nd twice in the LXX., where called him to the ministry of the Word, is £Tr,o,,tcia. is e.lso found (Wisd. xiv. 25) ; all are caused by the tl,ought, which immediately common in classical Greek. The reference p_recedBB, of his being entrusted with the '" kl Lev. xi.x. 11, 12. The order of the gospel. He thua disclaims. any notion of offences, IL8 above noted, is that of the merit on hie part. That enabled me ( iv5ur,a.- Decalogue. The sound doctrine. The µC:,,ravn). This verb occurs once in the article is better omitted, ae in the A.V. Acts (ix. 22) ; three times in St. Paul's This i• one of the many phrases peculiar to other Epistles (Rom. iv. 20; Eph. vl. 10; the pastoral Epistles. Though the verb Phil. iv. 13); three times in the pastoral /.ryw.lr,«v occurs three times in St. Luke's Epistles (here; 2 'l'im. ii. 1 and iv. 17); and Gospd and once in 3 John 2 in its literal Heb. xi. 34. It deuotee the giving that seni<e of bodily health, it is only in the peculiar power which wa& the gift of the pastoml Epistles that it is applied to Holy (;host, and which was necessary for doctri11e (see eh. vi. 3; 2 Tim. i 13; iv. 3; the work of an apostle to enable him to bear Titus i. 9, 13; ii 1, 2; and note on 2 Tim. witness to Christ in the face of an adverse iv. 3). world. 'fl..tis power (66v11tm) Christ pro- Ver. 11.-The gcwpel of the gwry for UUJ mised to his apostles before his a•eension glurw,u gowpel, A. V. The gospel of the glory (Acts i. 8). St Paul received it after hie of the bleased God. The pl,rnse, TO ,va.ry,-. conversion (Acts iL 22). He continued to ,.,,,,, .-ij, 60!11• Tou µ.a,ca.pfou e,ou, cannot mean, hold it througuout his apostleship (Phil. iv. ILB in the A. V., "the glorious gospel of the 13) ; he enjoyed it especially at the appro&llh bleued God," except by a very toreod con- of hi• mnrryrdom (2 Tim. iv. 17). It com- !llruction. It might mean thn-e tl,i11gs: (1) prised strength of faith, strength tD testify , ijs ~•{11• Tou em;; might J,p a periphrasis for an<l to preach, strength to endure and euft'er. "Go<l," ILB Row. vi. -i, or Exod. xxiv. 16, 17; St. Paul's whole coUl'86 i.8 the best illus- u.1iii 18; Lev. ix. 6, 2:::1; Pa. civ. 31; 2 tration of the nature of the 56va.µu which Cor. iv. 6; or aa "the Name of the Lord" Christ guve l,iru (ijrF. in Eph. iiL 6 the xdi>u, (Prov. &viii. 10; Isa. x:u. 27, etc.); auJ as the 6,aKoYiu. r.u,i mo ll6,a1••• all brought OB,L 1-20.] THE FIRST EPISTLE TO TIMOTHY. 5