1 Timothy 1:19 - Exposition

Thrust from them for put away , A.V.; made shipwreck concerning the faith for concerning faith have made shipwreck , A.V. Thrust from them. The addition "from them" is meant to give the force of the middle voice as in Acts 7:39 , A.V. The verb ἀπώθομαι occurs Acts 7:27 , Acts 7:39 ; Romans 11:1 , Romans 11:2 . It is a strong expression, implying here the willful resistance to the voice of conscience. The form ἀπωθέω , - έομαι is found, Acts 13:46 , and frequently in the LXX . Which ( ἥν ) applies to the good conscience only. Hence the important lesson that deviations from the true faith are preceded by violations of the conscience. The surest way to maintain a pure faith is to maintain a good and tender conscience. The faith. It is by no means certain that ἡ πίστις here means "the faith" rather than "faith" (subjectire). Both the grammar and the sense equally admit the rendering "faith," referring to the preceding, tiaras.