Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 3:14

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14. write I . . . hoping —that is, "though I hope to come unto thee shortly" ( :- ). As his hope was not very confident ( :- ), he provides for Timothy's lengthened superintendence by giving him the preceding rules to guide him. He now proceeds to give more general instructions to him as an evangelist, having a "gift" committed to him ( 1 Timothy 4:14 ). shortly — Greek, "sooner," namely, than is presupposed in the preceding directions given to him. See my 1 Timothy 4:14- : on this verse. This verse best suits the theory that this First Epistle was not written after Paul's visit and departure from Ephesus ( Acts 19:1-20 ) when he had resolved to winter at Corinth after passing the summer in Macedonia ( 1 Corinthians 16:6 ), but after his first imprisonment at Rome ( 1 Corinthians 16:6- : ); probably at Corinth, where he might have some thoughts of going on to Epirus before returning to Ephesus [BIRKS]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-15" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1ti-3-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/1ti-3-14

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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