If a man purge himself (εαν τις εκκαθαρη). Paul drops the metaphor of the house and takes up the individual as one of the "vessels…

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel of honour. If a man cleanse or purify himself. Comp. See Bar…

If a man therefore purge himself from these.—Again the reference is general, but there was a special thought for Timothy …

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…

If any man shall cleanse himself from these. If the reprobate are “vessels for dishonor,” they have that dishonor confined to themselves; …

If a man therefore purge himself from these
That is, if a man clears himself, and keeps himself clear from such men …

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 author showed that profane chatter must be avoided, drawing his reason from the harm it causes. Here he shows the same th…