1 Timothy 5:7-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:7

Timothy was to teach these things so family members in the church would shoulder their rightful responsibility. He was also to do so to encourage the widows to seek the Lord rather than pursuing lives of "wanton pleasure" (1 Timothy 5:6)."The Ephesians are evidently so spiritually immature that even after all the years of Paul’s ministry he is not able to speak to them as mature Christians but still is dealing with the basics [cf. 1 Corinthians 3:1-2]." [Note: Mounce, p. 284.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:8

Paul cited a commonly recognized responsibility to encourage the relatives of widows to maintain them. Family members have a universally recognized duty to care for one another. Even unbelievers acknowledge this. If a Christian fails here, he behaves contrary to the teaching of his faith and is, in this particular, worse than the typical unbeliever who helps his needy relations. Even the Lord Jesus made provision for His mother’s care as He hung on the cross (John 19:26-27)."The Christian who... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 5:9-10

Evidently the Ephesian church had a "list" of "widows indeed" who received regular support from the congregation. A widow had to meet three qualifications to get her name on this list.First, she had to be at least 60 years old. At this age most widows probably became incapable of providing for their own needs, and most would no longer have the opportunity to remarry."Sixty was the recognized age in antiquity when one became an ’old’ man or woman . . ." [Note: Kelly, p. 115.] Second, she had to... 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 5:7

(7) And these things give in charge.—That is to say, the duties of widows, as set forth in 1 Timothy 5:5, together with his (St. Paul’s) estimate of the gay and frivolous character painted in 1 Timothy 5:6.That they may be blameless.—That, whether seeking support from the public alms of the Christian community or not, the widows of the congregation should struggle after an irreproachable self-denying life, and show before men publicly whose servants they indeed were. In these words there seems... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 5:8

(8) But if any provide not for his own.—This repeated warning was necessary in the now rapidly widening circle of believers. Then, in those early days, as now, men and women were attempting to persuade themselves that the hopes and promises of Christians could be attained and won by a mere profession of faith, by an assent to the historical truths, by a barren reception of the doctrine of the atonement, without any practice of stern self-denial, apart from any loving consideration for others;... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 5:9

(9) Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old.—The question respecting the assistance to be afforded to the poor and destitute widows of the great Asian Church reminded St. Paul of an organisation, consisting of widowed women, which had grown out of the needs of Christianity. He would lay down some special rules here to be observed by his friend and disciple. What, now, is this organisation commended to Timothy in these special directions? Here, and here only in the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Timothy 5:1-25

1 Timothy 5:24 Prof. Richard Moulton quotes this text in his exposition of 'The Merchant of Venice'. He says that 'the story contains a double Nemesis, attaching to the Jew himself and to his victim. The two moreover represent the different conceptions of Nemesis in the ancient and modern world: Antonio's excess of moral confidence suffers a nemesis of reaction in his humiliation, and Shylock's sin of judicial murder finds a nemesis of retribution in his ruin by process of law. The nemesis, it... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:9

-4Chapter 14THE PASTOR’S BEHAVIOR TOWARDS WOMEN-THE CHURCH WIDOW. - 1 Timothy 5:3-4; 1 Timothy 5:9THE subject of this fifth chapter is "The Behavior of the Pastor towards the older and younger men and women in the congregation." Some have thought that it forms the main portion of the letter to which all the rest is more or less introductory or supplementary. But the structure of the letter cannot easily be brought into harmony with this view. It seems to be much nearer the truth to say that the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Timothy 5:1-25

V. INSTRUCTIONS AND EXHORTATIONS CHAPTER 5 1. Concerning widows (1 Timothy 5:1-16 ) 2. Concerning elders (1 Timothy 5:17-21 ) 3. Responsibility and personal instructions (1 Timothy 5:22-25 ) 1 Timothy 5:1-16 It is not necessary to follow all these instructions in detail and explain their meaning. An elder was not to be rebuked sharply, but to be entreated as a father, and younger men as brethren. Then he speaks of widows. Those who are widows indeed are to be held in honor. Piety was to... read more

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