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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:17 - 6:17
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Resuming the subject from above, 1Ti 6:5, 1Ti 6:10. The immortality of God, alone rich in glory, and of His people through Him, is opposed to the lust of money (compare 1Ti 6:14-16). From speaking of the desire to be rich, he here passes to those who are rich: (1) What ought to be their disposition; (2) What use they ought to make of their riches, and, (3) The consequences of their so using them.
rich in this world - contrasted with the riches of the future kingdom to be the portion of believers at Christ’s “appearing,” 1Ti 6:14.
high-minded - often the character of the rich (see Rom 12:16).
trust - Greek, “to have their trust resting.”
in ... in - rather, “upon ... upon,” as the oldest manuscripts.
uncertain riches - rather as Greek, “the uncertainty of riches.” They who rest their trust on riches, rest trust on uncertainty itself (Pro 23:5). Now they belong to one person, now to another, and that which has many masters is possessed by none [Theodoret].
living God - The best manuscripts and versions omit “living.” He who trusts in riches transfers to them the duty he owes to God [Calvin].
who giveth - Greek, “affordeth.”
all things richly - temporal and eternal, for the body and for the soul. In order to be truly rich, seek to be blessed of, and in, God (Pro 10:22; 2Pe 1:3).
to enjoy - Greek, “for enjoyment.” Not that the heart may cleave to them as its idol and trust (1Ti 4:3). Enjoyment consists in giving, not in holding fast. Non-employment should be far removed, as from man, so from his resources (Jam 5:2, Jam 5:3) [Bengel].