Phili 1:1, 1Ti 3:1-13, Tit 1:5 | TSK | STEP | Paul testifies his thankfulness to God, and his love towards them, for the fruits of their faith, and fellowship in his sufferings; daily praying to him for their increase in grace; he shows what good the faith of Christ had received by his troubles at Rome; and how ready he is to glorify Christ either by his life or death; exhorting them to unity; and to fortitude in persecution. Paul. Timotheus. the servants. the saints. Philippi. the bishops. and deacons.

Philippians 1:1

1 Paul testifies his thankfulness to God, and his love towards them, for the fruits of their faith, and fellowship in his sufferings;

9 daily praying to him for their increase in grace;

12 he shows what good the faith of Christ had received by his troubles at Rome;

21 and how ready he is to glorify Christ either by his life or death;

27 exhorting them to unity;

28 and to fortitude in persecution.

Paul.

Ro 1:1; 1Co 1:1

Timotheus.

Ac 16:1-3; 1Co 16:10; 2Co 1:1; Col 1:1; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:1; 1Ti 1:2

Heb 13:23

the servants.

Mr 13:34; Joh 12:26; Tit 1:1; Jas 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; Jude 1:1

Re 1:1; 19:10; 22:9

the saints.

Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:2; 2Co 1:1; Eph 1:1,15; 2Th 1:10

Philippi.

Ac 16:12-15; 1Th 2:2

the bishops.

Ac 1:20; 1Ti 3:1,2; Tit 1:7; 1Pe 2:25; Re 1:20; 2:1,8,12

and deacons.

Ac 6:1-7; 1Ti 3:8,10,12,13

1 Timothy 3:1-13

1 How bishops and deacons, and their wives should be qualified;

14 and to what end Saint Paul wrote to Timothy of these things.

15 Of the church, and the blessed truth therein taught and professed.

is a.

1:15; 4:9; 2Ti 2:11; Tit 3:8

the office.

2-7; Ac 1:20; Php 1:1; Tit 1:7; 1Pe 2:25

bishop.

Ac 20:28; Heb 12:15; 1Pe 4:15; 5:2; *Gr:

desireth.

Pr 11:30; Lu 15:10; Ro 11:13; Eph 4:12; 1Th 5:14; Jas 5:19,20

bishop.

Tit 1:6-9

blameless.

10; Lu 1:6; Php 2:15

the husband.

4:3; 5:9; Heb 3:14

vigilant.

Isa 56:10; 1Pe 4:7; 5:8

of good behaviour. or, modest. given.

Ro 12:13; Tit 1:8; Heb 13:2; 1Pe 4:9

apt.

2Ti 2:24

Not given to wine. or, Not ready to quarrel, and offer wrong,as one in wine.

8; Le 10:9; Isa 5:11,12; 28:1,7; 56:12; Eze 44:21; Mic 2:11

Mt 24:45-51; Lu 12:42-46; 21:34-36; Eph 5:18; Tit 1:7; 2:3

no.

2Ti 2:24,25; Tit 1:7

not greedy.

Pr 1:19; 15:27; Isa 56:11; Jude 1:11

filthy.

8; 1Sa 8:3; Tit 1:7,11; 1Pe 5:2

patient.

6:11; Ec 7:8; 1Th 5:14; 2Ti 2:24; Re 1:9

a brawler.

Tit 3:2; Jas 4:1; *marg:

not covetous.

1Sa 2:15-17; 2Ki 5:20-27; Jer 6:13; 8:10; Mic 3:5,11; Mal 1:10

Mt 21:13; Joh 10:12,13; 12:5,6; Ac 8:18-21; 20:33; Ro 16:18

2Pe 2:3,14,15; Re 18:11-13

ruleth.

12; Ge 18:19; Jos 24:15; Ps 101:2-8; Ac 10:2; Tit 1:6

with.

Php 4:8; *Gr:

Tit 2:2,7

if.

1Sa 2:29,30; 3:13

the church.

15; Ac 20:28; Eph 1:22; 5:24,32

novice. or, one newly come to the faith.

1Co 3:1; Heb 5:12,13; 1Pe 2:2

lest.

De 8:14; 17:20; 2Ki 14:10; 2Ch 26:16; 32:25; Pr 16:18,19; 18:12

Pr 29:23; Isa 2:12; 1Co 4:6-8; 8:1; 2Co 12:7; 1Pe 5:5

the condemnation.

Isa 14:12-14; Lu 10:18; 2Pe 2:4; Jude 1:6

a good.

5:24,25; 1Sa 2:24; Ac 6:3; 10:22; 22:12; 3Jo 1:12

them.

1Co 5:12; Col 4:5; 1Th 4:12

lest.

5:14; 1Co 10:32; 2Co 6:3; 8:21; 1Th 5:22; Tit 2:5,8; 1Pe 4:14-16

the snare.

6:9; 2Ti 2:26

the deacons.

Ac 6:3-6; Php 1:1

be.

double-tongued.

Ps 5:9; 12:2; 50:19; 52:2; Ro 3:13; Jas 3:10

not given.

3; Le 10:9; Eze 44:21

Holding.

the mystery.

let these.

use.

being.

2; 1Co 1:8; Col 1:22; Tit 1:6,7

their.

Le 21:7,13-15; Eze 44:22; Lu 1:5-6; Tit 2:3

be.

not.

Ps 15:3; 50:20; 101:5; Pr 10:18; 25:13; Jer 9:4; Mt 4:1; Joh 6:70

2Ti 3:3; Tit 2:3; *Gr:

Re 12:9,10

sober.

2; 1Th 5:6-8; 2Ti 4:5; Tit 3:2; *Gr:

1Pe 5:8

faithful.

1:12; 6:2

2,4,5

they.

Mt 25:21; Lu 16:10-12; 19:17

used. or, ministered.

Mt 20:28; Ro 12:7,8; 1Co 16:15; Heb 6:10; 1Pe 4:10,11

degree.

Ac 21:35; *Gr:

great.

Ac 6:5,8,15; 7:1-53; Php 1:14; 1Th 2:2; 2Ti 2:1

Titus 1:5

I left.

1Ti 1:3

Crete.

Ac 2:11; 27:7,12,21

set.

1Ch 6:32; Ec 12:9; Isa 44:7; 1Co 11:34; 14:40; Col 2:5

wanting, or, left undone. and.

Ac 14:23; 2Ti 2:2