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holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Holding faith and a good conscience (εχων πιστιν κα αγαθην συνειδησιν). Possibly as a shield (Ephesians 6:16) or at an…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Holding faith. Fidelity to the cause in which you are enlisted, as a good soldier should act. This does not mean, as it seems to me, that …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Holding faith, and a good conscience. Again, as in 1 Timothy 1:5, the Apostle joins “faith” and “the conscien…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

“Instruction” (GK 4132) is the same word that is translated “command” in v.5. The aged apostle is giving his son in the faith a solemn charge “in k…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Having faith and a good conscience I understand the word faith to be a general term, denoting sound doctrine. In the same sense h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Holding faith, and a good conscience.
&c.] By "faith" is meant, not the grace of faith, but the doctrine of faith, a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The ministry is a warfare against sin and Satan, carried on under the Lord Jesus, who is the Captain of our salvation. The good hopes others have h…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Previously, the Apostle described his own state regarding both his sins under the law and the good he experienced in the time of grace. Here, he ex…

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