But if I tarry long (εαν δε βραδυνω). Condition of third class with εαν and the present active subjunctive of βραδυνω, old verb, t…

But if I tarry long. Paul appears to have been uncertain how long circumstances would require him to be absent. He expected to return, but…

But if I tarry long.—St. Paul felt that dangers were pressing closer and closer—that the hoped-for visit to his loved chu…

Paul was hoping to visit Timothy soon. But just in case he was delayed, he wants his young associate to know “how people ought to conduct themselve…

How you ought to conduct yourself: By this mode of expression he commends the weight and dignity of the office, because pastors may be reg…

But if I tarry long
Or should long delay coming, defer it longer than may be expected; let it be observed that these things ar…

The church is the house of God; He dwells there. The church upholds the Scripture and the doctrine of Christ, as a pillar displays a proclamation. …

1. Above, the Apostle showed what the character of deacons and their wives should be; here he shows how deacons should behave toward their w…