In a great house (εν μεγαλη οικια). Metaphor of a palace. He doubtless has the Kingdom of God in mind, but he works out the metaph…

But in a great house. Still keeping up the comparison of the church with a building. The idea is, that the church is a large edifice, and …

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver.—The Apostle continues with the same thought of the…

And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, …

Having drawn at some length the contrast between true and false teachers (vv.14–19), Paul now points up a second contrast—that between noble and ig…

In a great house He now goes further and demonstrates by a comparison that when we see some who, for a time, made a display of distinguish…

But in a great house
This simile the apostle makes use of, to show that it need not seem strange, nor should it be d…

Those disposed to argue commonly do so about matters of little importance. But strifes of words destroy the things of God. The apostle mentions som…

1. Previously, the Apostle instructed Timothy about the general method of resisting unbelievers; here he shows in detail what should be resi…