1 Timothy 3:14

14 Son Timothy, I write to thee these things, hoping that I shall come soon to thee [hoping me to come soon to thee];

1 Timothy 3:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Timothy 3:14

These things write I unto thee
Concerning the offices of bishops and deacons, their several qualifications, and the rules of judging of persons fit for such service:

hoping to come unto thee shortly;
at Ephesus. He could not tell whether he could come or not, and therefore makes no promise, but hoped he should; and since it was uncertain, he thought fit to write the above things for his instruction and use.

1 Timothy 3:14 In-Context

12 Deacons be [they] husbands of one wife; which govern well their sons and their houses.

13 For they that [shall] minister well, shall get a good degree to themselves, and much trust in the faith, that is in Christ Jesus.

14 Son Timothy, I write to thee these things, hoping that I shall come soon to thee [hoping me to come soon to thee];

15 but if I tarry, that thou knowest, how it behooveth thee to live in the house of God, that is the church of living God, a pillar and firmness of truth.

16 And openly it is a great sacrament of piety, that thing that was showed in flesh, it is justified in Spirit [And openly it is a great sacrament of piety, that that is showed in flesh, is justified in Spirit], it appeared to angels, it is preached to heathen men, it is believed in the world, it is taken up into glory.