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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 5:23

Drink. . . water . Greek. hudropoteo . Only here. no longer . Greek. meketi . for . . . sake. App-104 . 1 Timothy 5:2 . stomach's . Greek. stomachos . Only here. often = frequent. Greek. puknos . See Luke 5:33 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and for thine often infirmities.This little verse is a jewel. It reveals Timothy as a total abstainer from alcohol; but it is amazing what the commentators make of this. One asserts that since the drinking water was bad in those times, Paul is here admonishing Timothy to use wine instead of water. The restriction "little wine," of course refutes that notion. Others have thought that Paul here advised Timothy to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

1 Timothy 5:23. Drink no longer water— One cannot forbear reflecting here, how very temperate Timothy must have been, to need an advice of this kind, which amounts to no more than mingling a little wine with his water: and what is said of his many infirmities, compared with the apostle's exhortation to him to be instant in preaching the word, may certainly teach us, that every weakness of constitution is not to be acquiesced in, as an excuse for not going on with the ministry; though,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

23. no longer—as a habit. This injunction to drink wine occasionally is a modification of the preceding "keep thyself pure." The presbyter and deacon were enjoined to be "not given to wine" (1 Timothy 3:3; 1 Timothy 3:8). Timothy seems to have had a tendency to undue ascetical strictness on this point (compare Note, see on 1 Timothy 4:8; compare the Nazarene vow, 1 Timothy 4:8- :; John the Baptist, Luke 1:15; Luke 1:14). Paul therefore modifies the preceding words, "keep thyself pure,"... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:3-25

C. How to deal with widows and elders 5:3-25Paul now addressed how Timothy was to deal with two main problem areas in the Ephesian church, the younger widows and the erring elders. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:6-25

IV. INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING LEADERSHIP OF THE LOCAL CHURCH 4:6-5:25Paul proceeded to give some specific instruction about leadership of the church. This included direction concerning the leader’s personal life and public ministry, basic principles of effective interpersonal relationships, and the proper treatment of widows and elders. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:17-25

2. The discipline and selection of elders 5:17-25Another group in the church deserved Timothy’s special attention. Therefore Paul gave instructions concerning the care of elders to his young legate to enable him to deal with present and potential elders properly.The structure of this pericope is similar to that of the previous paragraph dealing with widows. In both sections Paul began by showing genuine concern ("honor," 1 Timothy 3:3) for the care of those in the group. He then proceeded to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:23

Paul may have realized that the process of elder discipline that he imposed on Timothy would have been hard on him physically as well as emotionally. According to this verse Timothy suffered from frequent illness. Consequently the apostle prescribed a little wine for medicinal purposes. Since Paul’s instruction was for medicinal purposes, this verse contributes nothing to either side of the debate over the use of wine as a beverage."The words imply that Timothy was a total abstainer from wine."... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:1-25

Regarding Widows and Accusations against Elders1. Rebuke] This shows the authority which Timothy exercised. An elder] i.e. an elderly man, not one officially so named.3-16. The seventh charge to Timothy—as to widows.3. Widows indeed] Each local Church kept a list of the widows belonging to the congregation, who were supported by the alms of the faithful if they were widows indeed, that is, if they had none to help them (1 Timothy 5:4-5). In return, they did what services they could to the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 5:23

(23) Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.—Those who argue that this Epistle was the artificial composition of an age subsequent to St. Paul’s, and was written in great measure to support the hierarchical development, which, they say, showed itself only in the century after St. Paul’s death, have no little difficulty in accounting for the presence of such a command as this. It can, in fact, only be explained on the supposition that the... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 5:23

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 5:23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:3-25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:6-25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:23

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 5:1-25

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 5:23

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