The Pulpit Commentary — 1 Timothy — Section 46

prnyen as "Tom away from us every plot ( ,i11~x,o•); found only here and \ Pet. iii • ('7n/lou/l.f,v) of wicked men" (Liturgy of St. in the New Testament, and in the LXX. in Mark). Isa. !xvi. 2. But the noun ,i11uxia and the Ver. 2.-.And aU for and fur aU, A.V.; verb ,iaux&(,iv are common. Godlinea• (,1, 11 ,- hi11h place for authority, A. V. ; lna11(Juil and {J,ia). One of the words almost peculiar to quiet for quiet and peaceable, A. V. ; gravity tl,e pastoral Epistles (eh. iii. 16; iv. 7, 8; for honesty, A.V. For kings, etc. Tlie early vi. 3, 5, 6, 11; 2 Tim. iii. 5; Titu• i. I}; hut Liturgies closely followed these directions. elsewhere only in Acta iii. 12 ; 2 Pet. i. a, "Every day, both in the evening and t.he 6, 7; ili. ll. Cornelius wa.s ,;,.,.,a-i,,, anrl morning, we offer prayers for the whole world, so was one of the soldiers who waited upr•n for kings, and for all in authority" (Chrysost., him (Acts L 2, 7). Anallie.s was a:v, p in 1.oc.). So in the Liturgy of St. Mark : ,i,a,{Jf,r (Acts JI.JI.ii. 12, T.R.). The e.dverl, " Preserve our king in peace, in virtue, and ,i,11,{Jriis is also peculiar to the pa.storal righteousnesa.... Subdue his enemies under Epistles (2 Tim. iii. 12; Titus ii 12). him . . . incline him to peace towards 11s G..a.. ity (<T•p.vo-rf,s); so rendered also in the and tow ..rds thy Holy Ne.me, that in the A.V.ofch.iii. 4and Titus ii. 7-theonlyother serenity of his reign we too may lead a. places in the New Testament where it is tranquil and quiet life in all piety and found. So also the adjective 11,µ.v&r (eh. iii. honesty[or, 'gravity']." In the Liturgy of St. 8, ll; Titus ii 2). l!:lse1"11.h~re in the New Clement: " Let us pray for kings e.nrl those Testament only in Phil. iv. 8, whP-re it ill in authority, that they may be peaceably rendered" honest" in the A.V., and" hononz- inclined toward us, and that we may lead a e.ble " in the R. V. In classical Greek tranquil and quiet life in a.II piety nnd a,µ.v&s is properly spoken of the gods, honesty [or,' gravity']." In the Liturgy of St. "august," "venerable," and. when applied Chrysostom: "Let us pray for our most to persons, indicates a. similar quality. Here religious a.nrl God-protected emperors, and <T<p.vo-rfi• is tbe respectable, venerable, e.nd all their po.lace and court." " We offer this dignified sobriety of a. truly godly man. our reasonable service on behalf of our most Ver. 3.-Thia for for thu, A.V. and T.B. faithful and Christian (<1><11.oxp(.,.,,..,.,) em- Aocepta.ble (a.1r66,,c-ro~); only here and eh. v. perors, and all tlleir palace and court." And 4 in the New Testament, and in one doubtful in the Liturgy of St. Basil: " Remember, passage in Aquila's version of Cant. L 13. Lord, our must religious and faithful kings Found in Plut.. rch. The verb a.1ro6'x.op.lll, . . . that in their serenity we may lead a to receive gle.dly, is frequently used by tmnquil and quiet life in e.11 godliness and St. Luke (viii. 10; Acts ii. 41, where see gravity. Remember, 0 Lord, all rulers and note; eto.). God our Savionz (see eh. i. 1 ell in authority, and all our brethren in the and Luke i. 47; Titus i 3; ii. 10, 13 (per- palace, and the whole comi." In high place haps); iii 4; 2 Pet. i. 1 (perhaps); Jude (iv {,,r,poxp); elsewhere only in l Cor. ii l, 25, by which it appears that the phrase is where it is rendered" e1cellency." But in confined to the pastoral among St. Paul's Rom. JI.iii. 1 we have '{ouai,:us b1r,p•xo{,.. Epistles). In the Old 'festa.ment the phrase .,....., " the higher powers ; " and in 1 Pet. ii. occurs frequently (see 2 Sa.m. x.~ii. 3; P11. 13, -rqj fJa.,.,/1.,i C:.s b1r,pixo..,.r., "the king as cvi. 21; Isa. ll.lili. 3; ll.lv. 21, etc.). supreme." In 2 Maco. iii. I I the phrase, ,t..6pos Ver. 4.-Willeth that all men ,hould b. Iv 01r,poxfi ,mp.evou, occurs; and in PolyLius, saved for will 001'6 all men to be aaued, A.V.; al lv in«poxfi ~.,,.,.. It is often used in Puly- come to for to come unto, A. V. All men, eto. ; bius for "authority" or "power." That we to show that it is in accordance with God's may lead e. tranquil u.d quiet life in a.ll will to pray for "all men" (ver. l). (For godliness u.d gravity. The prayer for tlie the doctrine.I statement, comp. ver. 6; Titus rulen is recommended (as was expla.iued in ii. 11 ; 2 Pet. iii. 9, eto.) the above extracts from the LiLurgies) in Ver. 5.-One . . . also for and one, A.V.; order to obtain for Christians a tra11quil life, himaelf man for the man, A.V. For there undistw-bed by persecution and molestation, is one God, eto. The connection of idea>t in spite of their peculiar way of life. Their indicated by -yli.p seems to be this: Pray to wish was to be allowed to live in the faith God for all men, Jew■ and Gentiles, he.r- aud obedience ot' the gospel, "in godliness be.rie.na, Scythians, bond and free. l<'or this and gravity," without being interfered with is good a.nd acceptable in the sight of the by the heathen magistrntes. The olausti iu one God, who is the God of a.II tho notiuus the Prayer for the Church Militant which of the earth. And God wills that "II should oorrespouds to this is "that uncler her we oome to the knowledge of tl,ti truth 118 it is may be godly und quietly governed." '.l'ra11- in Jesus, because Ja.us ChrisL is the One quil (1jp,p.os); found only here in the New Mediator between Guel and tlll wen, by whom 'l'estiunent. 'l'he derivatives, 71p,,.,os, 11p•µ.<w, e.loue men cau come to the 1''11,ther, and who eto., a.re oommon in the LXX. 'l'hey all !;"Ve himself a. re.u•ow for .. 11. One llledia- •pply to a ,till, unduturbed, life. Quid ior, The term ,,.,.,-i,,..,, is only e.pplieJ. 1,o L TIMOTHY, l'  THE FIRST EPISTLE TO Tll\tOTHY. (CR, D, 1-16.