1 Timothy 3:14

These things I write to thee, while hoping soon to come to thee;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13For they who serve well as deacons, procure for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in the faith of Jesus the Messiah.

15but if I should delay, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God. The pillar and the foundation of the truth,

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 16:5And I will come to you, when I pass from Macedonia; for I am about to pass through Macedonia.

1 Thessalonians 2:18And we purposed to come to you, I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered me.

Philemon 1:22And herewith, prepare also a house for me to lodge in; for I hope that, by your prayers, I shall be given to you.

2 John 1:12Having many things I could write to you, I would not with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you, and to converse mouth to mouth, that our joy may be complete.

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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