Teks -- 1 Timothy 6:13 (NET)

6:13 I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate,

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Robertson: 1Ti 6:13 - Who quickeneth all things

Who quickeneth all things ( tou zōogonountos ta panta ).

Present active participle of zōogoneō (zōogonos , from zōos , genō ), late word to give life, to bring forth alive, in N.T. only here and Act 7:19. See 1Sa 2:6.

Robertson: 1Ti 6:13 - Before Pontius Pilate

Before Pontius Pilate ( epi Pontiou Peilatou ).

Not "in the time of,"but "in the presence of."

Robertson: 1Ti 6:13 - Witnessed

Witnessed ( marturēsantos ).

Note martureō , not homologeō as in 1Ti 6:12. Christ gave his evidence as a witness to the Kingdom of God. Evidently Paul knew some of the facts that appear in John 18.

Vincent: 1Ti 6:13 - Quickeneth

Quickeneth ( ζωογονοῦντος )

o P. Rend. who preserveth alive . Quickeneth is according to the reading ζωοποιοῦντος maketh alive . Comp. lxx, Exo 1:17; Jdg 8:19. This association of God as the preserver with confession is noteworthy in Mat 10:28-33.

Vincent: 1Ti 6:13 - Witnessed a good confession

Witnessed a good confession ( μαρτυρήσαντος τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν )

Letter, the or his good confession. The phrase is unique. The good confession is the historical confession of Jesus before Pilate, which is the warrant for the truthfulness of Timothy's confession. Christ is called " the faithful and true witness " (μάρτυς ), Rev 1:5; Rev 3:14. It is true that μάρτυς was used very early of those who laid down their lives for the truth (see Act 22:20; Rev 2:13), and Polycarp speaks of τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ σταυροῦ the witness of the cross ( Phil . vii.); but this did not become general until after the end of the second century.

Vincent: 1Ti 6:13 - Before Pontius Pilate

Before Pontius Pilate

The mention of Pontius Pilate in connection with the crucifixion is of constant occurrence in early Christian writings. See Ignatius, Magn . xi; Tral . ix; Smyrn . i. It has been supposed that these words were taken from a liturgical confession in which the Christian faith was professed.

Wesley: 1Ti 6:13 - I charge thee before God, who quickeneth all things

Who hath quickened thee, and will quicken thee at the great day.

JFB: 1Ti 6:13 - quickeneth all things

That is, "maketh alive." But the oldest manuscripts read, "preserveth alive"; as the same Greek means in Act 7:19; compare Neh 9:6. He urges Timothy to faithfulness here by the present manifestation of God's power in preserving all things, as in 1Ti 6:14, by the future manifestation of God's power at the appearing of Christ. The assurance that "eternal life," 1Ti 6:12, will be the result of "fighting the good fight," rests on the fulness and power of Him who is the God of all life, present and to come.

JFB: 1Ti 6:13 - witnessed

It was the Lord's part to witness, Timothy's part to confess (or "profess," 1Ti 6:12) "the good confession" [BENGEL]. The confession was His testimony that He was King, and His kingdom that of the truth (see on 1Ti 6:12; 1Ti 6:15; Mat 27:11). Christ, in attesting, or bearing witness to this truth, attested the truth of the whole of Christianity. Timothy's profession, or confession, included therefore the whole of the Christian truth.

Clarke: 1Ti 6:13 - I give thee charge

I give thee charge - This is similar to that in 1Ti 5:21 (note)

Clarke: 1Ti 6:13 - Who quickeneth all things

Who quickeneth all things - God, who is the fountain of life, and who is the resurrection; and who will raise thee up at the last day to a life of ineffable glory, if thou be faithful unto death. And should thy life fall a sacrifice to the performance of thy duty, all will be safe; for thy life is hid with Christ in God, and when he who is thy life shall appear, then shalt thou also appear with him in glory! Thy kingdom is not of this world; remember that this good confession was made by thy Master before Pilate. Keep disentangled from all earthly things, live to and for God, and all will be well

Clarke: 1Ti 6:13 - A good confession

A good confession - The confession made by Christ before Pontius Pilate is, that he was Messiah the King; but that his kingdom was not of this world; and that hereafter he should be seen coming in the clouds of heaven to judge the quick and dead. See Joh 18:36, Joh 18:37; and Mar 14:61, Mar 14:62.

Calvin: 1Ti 6:13 - I charge thee // Before God, who quickeneth all things // And Christ Jesus, who testified a good confession before Pontius Pilate

13.I charge thee The great vehemence of solemn appeal, which Paul employs, is a proof how rare and hard a virtue it is, to persevere in the ministry, in a proper manner, till the end; for, although he exhorts others, in the person of Timothy, yet he addresses him also.

Before God, who quickeneth all things What he affirms concerning Christ and concerning God, has an immediate relation to the present subject; for, when he ascribes this to God, that he quickeneth all things, he wishes to meet the offense of the cross, which presents to us nothing but the appearance of death. He therefore means, that we should shut our eyes, when ungodly men hold out and threaten death; or rather, that we should fix our eyes on God alone, because it is he who restoreth the dead to life. The amount of the whole is, that, turning away our gaze from the world, we should learn to look at God alone.

And Christ Jesus, who testified a good confession before Pontius Pilate What he now adds about Christ contains a remarkable confirmation; for we are taught, that we are not in the school of Plato, to learn philosophy from him, and to hear him discoursing in the shade about idle disputes; but that the doctrine which Timothy professes was ratified by the death of the Son of God. Christ made his confession before Pilate, not in a multitude of words, but in reality; that is, by undergoing a voluntary death; for, although Christ chose to be silent before Pilate, rather than speak in his own defense, because he had come thither — devoted already to a certain condemnation; yet in his silence there was a defense of his doctrine not less magnificent than if he had defended himself with a loud voice. He ratified it by his blood, and by the sacrifice of his death, better than he could have ratified it by his voice. ¹²⁸

This confession the Apostle calls good. For Socrates also died; and yet his death was not a satisfactory proof of the doctrine which he held. But when we hear that the blood of the Son of God was shed, that is an authentic seal which removes all our doubt. Accordingly, whenever our hearts waver, let us remember that we should always go to the death of Christ for confirmation. What cowardice would there be in deserting such a leader going before us to show us the way!

TSK: 1Ti 6:13 - give // who quickeneth // who before // confession

give : 1Ti 5:21

who quickeneth : Deu 32:39; 1Sa 2:6; Joh 5:21, Joh 5:26, Joh 14:25, Joh 14:26, Joh 14:6; Act 17:25; Rev 21:6; Rev 22:1

who before : Mat 27:11; Joh 18:36, Joh 18:37, Joh 19:11; Rev 1:5, Rev 3:14

confession : or, profession

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Poole: 1Ti 6:13 - who quickeneth the dead // who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession

The apostle’ s care of the church showeth itself in these severe charges laid upon Timothy; though one whom he knew to be a faithful minister, he chargeth him, calling God to witness that he had fulfilled his part in laying this charge upon him. The name he here giveth unto God may possibly have a particular reference to the state of the gospel at that time, the doctrine and profession of which had many enemies, and so it is made use of here to comfort and encourage Timothy. God is called he

who quickeneth the dead Rom 4:17 ; here, he

who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession he proposeth the example of Christ to Timothy, as being the Head of those that witness a good confession.

Haydock: 1Ti 6:13 - Under Pontius Pilate

Under Pontius Pilate, &c. Some expound it of the words and particular testimony Christ gave when he said he was king, but not of this world, who came to teach the truth. We may rather understand it with others, of all Christ taught and suffered under Pilate, or whilst he was governor of Judea. (Witham)

Gill: 1Ti 6:13 - I give thee charge in the sight of God // who quickeneth all things // And before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession

I give thee charge in the sight of God,.... Who is omniscient and omnipotent:

who quickeneth all things; all creatures, for all animate creatures have their life, motion, and bring in him; and who quickeneth all his people, at first conversion, when dead in sin, and afterwards when dull and lifeless; and who will quicken the dead at the last day. This seems to be mentioned to strengthen Timothy against the fears of death, that should he die in fighting the Lord's battles, he was able to raise him from the dead, and would do it.

And before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; or rather "under Pontius Pilate"; or, as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions render it, "in the time of Pontius Pilate"; for this may refer not only to the confession Christ made in his presence, at his examination by him, when he owned himself to be a King, declared the nature of his kingdom, and signified that the end of his incarnation was to bear a testimony to the truth; but it may also refer to the faithful, plain, and open witness Christ bore to truth throughout the whole of his ministry, under Pontius Pilate, by his doctrine and miracles, and at last by his sufferings and death, which he endured under him; and this is mentioned for Timothy's imitation, and to encourage him, and all other saints, to hold fast the profession of their faith to the end.