Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Timothy 3:14

"These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;" — 1 Timothy 3:14 (ASV)

These things write I unto thee.—“These things” probably referred only to the directions respecting the special qualification to be sought for in candidates for the office of the overseers (presbyters) and deacons.

Hoping to come unto thee shortly.—The participle here has a concessive form, “though I hope,” etc. “I write these special urgent directions to you, though my hope is that I will be with you sooner than such detailed instructions presuppose.”