1 Timothy 3:14

14 These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon,

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 Ministrants -- let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,

13 for those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that [is] in Christ Jesus.

14 These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon,

15 and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth [thee] to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,

16 and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!