1 Timothy 3:14

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

In Context

13For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

15but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 16:5But I will come unto you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I pass through Macedonia;

1 Thessalonians 2:18because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us.

Philemon 1:22But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you.

2 John 1:12Having many things to write unto you, I would not [write them] with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:9-14

Qualifications of Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used… Read the whole commentary →

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