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Under the yoke (υπο ζυγον). As slaves (δουλο, bondsmen). Perhaps under heathen masters (1 Peter 2:18). For the slave p…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
1 Timothy Chapter 6
Analysis of the Chapter
This chapter embraces the following subjects of counsel and exhortation:—
- Th…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour.—From questions connected with th…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Paul now has a word for servants or slaves. Their servitute is further emphasized by the phrase “under the yoke.” About half the population of the …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
It appears that, at the beginning of the gospel, slaves took heart, as if the signal had been given for their emancipation. Paul works hard in all …
John Gill
JohnGill
Ver. 1. Let as many servants as are under the yoke
Not 1 Timothy 6:2
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Christians were not to suppose that religious knowledge or Christian privileges gave them any right to despise unbelieving masters, or to disobey l…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Above, the Apostle instructed Timothy on the use of foods and on the people to whom the Church allows subsidies. Here he addre es other p…
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A.T. Robertson
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