Teks -- 1 Timothy 6:5 (NET)

6:5 and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Robertson: 1Ti 6:5 - Wranglings

Wranglings ( diaparatribai ).

Late and rare (Clem. of Alex.) double compound (dia , mutual or thorough, paratribai , irritations or rubbings alongside). "Mutual irritations"(Field).

Robertson: 1Ti 6:5 - Corrupted in mind

Corrupted in mind ( diephtharmenōn ton noun ).

Perfect passive participle of diaphtheirō , to corrupt, genitive case agreeing with anthrōpōn (of men) and retaining the accusative ton noun .

Robertson: 1Ti 6:5 - Bereft of the truth

Bereft of the truth ( apesterēmenōn tēs alētheias ).

Perfect passive participle of apostereō , old verb (1Co 6:8) with the ablative case after it (alētheias ).

Robertson: 1Ti 6:5 - A way of gain

A way of gain ( porismon ).

Late word from porizō , to provide, to gain. Only here in N.T. "Rich Christians."Predicate accusative with einai (indirect assertion) in apposition with eusebeian , the accusative of general reference.

Vincent: 1Ti 6:5 - Perverse disputings

Perverse disputings ( διαπαρατριβαὶ )

N.T.o . o lxx, o Class. Παρατριβή , is a rubbing against . Διὰ signifies continuance . The meaning therefore is continued friction . Hence wearing discussion ; protracted wrangling .

Vincent: 1Ti 6:5 - Of corrupt minds

Of corrupt minds ( διεφθαρμένων τὸν νοῦν )

More correctly, corrupted in mind . The verb not common in N.T. In Paul only 2Co 4:16. Only here in Pastorals. Διαφθορά corruption only in Acts. Comp. κατεφθαρμένοι τὸν νοῦν corrupted in mind , 2Ti 3:8.

Vincent: 1Ti 6:5 - Destitute of the truth

Destitute of the truth ( ἀπεστερημένων τῆς ἀληθείας )

Rev. bereft of the truth. In N.T. commonly of defrauding , Mar 10:19; 1Co 6:7, 1Co 6:8; 1Co 7:5. The implication is that they once possessed the truth. They put it away from themselves (1Ti 1:19; Tit 1:14). Here it is represented as taken away from them. Comp. Rom 1:8.

Vincent: 1Ti 6:5 - Gain is godliness

Gain is godliness ( πορισμὸν εἶναι τὴν εὐσέβειαν )

Wrong. Rend. that godliness is a way ( or source ) of gain . Πορισμὸς , only here and 1Ti 6:6, is a gain-making business . See Wisd. 13:19; 14:2. They make religion a means of livelihood. Comp. Tit 1:11.

Wesley: 1Ti 6:5 - Supposing that gain is godliness

Thinking the best religion is the getting of money: a far more common case than is usually supposed.

JFB: 1Ti 6:5 - Perverse disputings

Useless disputings. The oldest manuscripts read, "lasting contests" [WIESINGER]; "incessant collisions" [ALFORD]. "Strifes of words" had already been mentioned so that he would not be likely to repeat the same idea (as in the English Version reading) again.

JFB: 1Ti 6:5 - corrupt minds

Greek, "of men corrupted (depraved) in mind." The inmost source of the evil is in the perverted mind (1Ti 6:4; 2Ti 3:8; Tit 1:15).

JFB: 1Ti 6:5 - destitute of the truth

(Tit 1:14). They had had the truth, but through want of moral integrity and of love of the truth, they were misled by a pretended deeper gnosis (knowledge) and higher ascetical holiness, of which they made a trade [WIESINGER].

JFB: 1Ti 6:5 - supposing, &c.

The Greek requires, "supposing (regarding the matter in this point of view) that piety (so translated for 'godliness') is a means of gain (that is, a way of advancing one's worldly interests: a different Greek form, poriswa, expresses the thing gained, gain)"; not "that gain is godliness," as English Version.

JFB: 1Ti 6:5 - from such withdraw thyself

Omitted in the oldest manuscripts. The connection with 1Ti 6:6 favors the omission of these words, which interrupt the connection.

Clarke: 1Ti 6:5 - Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds - Disputations that cannot be settled, because their partisans will not listen to the truth; and they will not listen to the truth because their minds are corrupt. Both under the law and under the Gospel the true religion was: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength; and thy neighbor as thyself. Where, therefore, the love of God and man does not prevail, there there is no religion. Such corrupt disputers are as destitute of the truth as they are of love to God and man

Clarke: 1Ti 6:5 - Supposing that gain is godliness

Supposing that gain is godliness - Professing religion only for the sake of secular profit; defending their own cause for the emoluments it produced; and having no respect to another world

Clarke: 1Ti 6:5 - From such withdraw thyself

From such withdraw thyself - Have no religions fellowship with such people. But this clause is wanting in AD*FG, some others, the Coptic, Sahidic, Ethiopic, Vulgate, and Itala, one copy excepted. It is probably spurious.

Calvin: 1Ti 6:5 - Of men corrupt in understanding, and that are destitute of the truth // That godliness is gain // Withdraw thyself from such

5.Of men corrupt in understanding, and that are destitute of the truth It is certain that here he censures the sophists, who, neglecting edification, turn the word of God into trivial distinctions, and an art of ingenious discussion. If the Apostle only shewed that the doctrine of salvation is thus rendered useless, even that would be an intolerable profanation; but far heavier and fiercer is that reproof, when he says that evils so pernicious, and plagues so hurtful, spring from it. From this passage, therefore, let us learn to detest (σοφιστικὴν) sophistry as a thing more destructive to the Church of God than can easily be believed.

That godliness is gain The meaning is, that godliness is a gainful art; that is, because they measure the whole of Christianity by gain. Just as if the oracles of the Holy Spirit had been recorded with no other design than to serve the purposes of their covetousness, they traffic in it as merchandise exposed to sale.

Withdraw thyself from such Paul forbids the servants of Christ to have any intercourse with such persons. He not only warns Timothy not to resemble them, but exhorts him to avoid them as dangerous plagues; for, although they do not openly resist the gospel, but, on the contrary, make a false profession of adhering to it, yet their society is infectious. Besides, if the multitude see that we are on familiar terms with those men, the danger is, lest they insinuate themselves under the guise of our friendship. ¹¹⁷ We should therefore, labor to the utmost, that all may know, that so far are we from being agreed with them, that they have no communication with us. ¹¹⁸

Defender: 1Ti 6:5 - gain is godliness

A very common heresy in the Christian world is the so-called prosperity gospel, the teaching that material affluence is a reward from God for faith and spirituality. Paul himself, arguably the greatest Christian of all, disproves any such teaching, not only by such passages as this, but by his own life. Like the Lord Jesus Himself, Paul finally died with almost no possessions of his own. His strong rebuke of this type of teaching says its promoters are "men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth." He says, in fact, not to have fellowship with them."

TSK: 1Ti 6:5 - Perverse // men // supposing // from

Perverse : etc. or, Gallings one of another, 1Ti 1:6; 1Co 11:16

men : Mat 7:17-20, Mat 12:33; Joh 3:19-21; Eph 4:17-19; 2Th 2:8-11; 2Ti 3:8; Tit 1:15, Tit 1:16; Heb 3:12, Heb 3:13; 2Jo 1:8-10

supposing : 1Ti 6:6, 1Ti 3:3, 1Ti 3:8; 2Ki 5:20-27; Isa 56:11; Jer 6:13, Jer 8:10; Eze 33:31; Mat 21:13; Mat 23:14; Act 8:18-20, Act 19:24-28; Tit 1:11; 2Pe 2:3, 2Pe 2:15; Jud 1:11; Rev 18:3, Rev 18:13

from : Rom 16:17, Rom 16:18; 2Th 3:6; 2Ti 3:5

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 1Ti 6:5 - Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth // Supposing that gain is godliness // From such withdraw thyself

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truthparadiatribai , mutual tearings, and gallings of or interferings with one another. The word is applied to horses knocking one foot against another. The word without the preposition para signifies school conflicts by disputations; the preposition added makes it to signify, in an evil sense, disputations of sophisters, not candid for the finding out of truth, but perverse and litigious merely for masteries; which he saith proceeds from men corrupted as to their understanding and judgment.

Supposing that gain is godliness all whose religion is gain of riches or reputation.

From such withdraw thyself with such men have nothing to do, avoid them in thy private converse, and cast them out of the church if their faults be public scandals, and they be contumacious.

Haydock: 1Ti 6:5 - Supposing gain to be piety

Supposing gain to be piety. [3] The sense is the same, that they make a shew of piety only for gain-sake. (Witham)

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Existimantes quזstum esse pietatem, Greek: porismon einai ten eusebeian. In the ordinary Greek copies follows, G reek: aphistato apo ton toiouton, and so the Protestant translation, from which withdraw thyself. But Grotius and Dr. Wells leave them out, preferring those manuscripts that agree with the Latin Vulgate and with the Syriac.

Gill: 1Ti 6:5 - Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds // and destitute of the truth // Supposing that gain is godliness // from such withdraw thyself

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds,.... Who being corrupt in their principles, and corrupters of the word of God, dispute in a very froward and perverse way, rubbing and galling one another, and so provoke, to wrath and anger, and, every evil work:

and destitute of the truth of Christ, who is the truth, knowing nothing of him spiritually and savingly; and of the Gospel, the word of truth; and also of the truth of grace, being carnal, sensual, and having not the Spirit of God.

Supposing that gain is godliness; such were Simon Magus and his followers, and other false teachers, who made merchandise of men, looked everyone for his gain from his quarter, and acted as if there was nothing in religion but worldly profit and gain; these served themselves, their own bellies, and selfish interests, and not the Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore the apostle gives the following advice to Timothy, and through him to all ministers and churches,

from such withdraw thyself: do not come near them; have nothing to do with them; do not lay hands on them, or admit them into the ministry; do not suffer them to preach, or encourage them by hearing them: if in the church, cast them out; have communion with them, neither in a civil nor in a religious way; avoid all conversation with them. The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions omit this clause; it is wanting in the Alexandrian copy, and in Beza's Claromontane Exemplar, but is in other copies.