6:11 But you, as a person dedicated to God, 5 keep away from all that. 6 Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
1 sn As a continuation of v. 19, this refers to elders who sin, not to sinning believers more generally.
2 tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.
3 tn “Before all” probably refers to the whole congregation, not just all the elders; “the rest” is more likely to denote the remaining elders.
4 tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”
5 tn Grk “O man of God.”
6 tn Grk “flee these things.”
9 tn For “even for kings” the Greek says simply “for kings.”
13 tn Grk “that he may not become arrogant.”
14 tn Grk “the judgment of the devil,” which could also mean “the judgment that the devil incurred.” But see 1 Tim 1:20 for examples of the danger Paul seems to have in mind.
17 sn The statement those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves is reminiscent of Jesus’ teaching (Matt 20:26-28; Mark 10:43-45) that the one who wishes to be great must be a servant (διάκονος [diakonos], used here of deacons) of all, just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve (διακονέω [diakonew], as in 1 Tim 3:10, 13).
18 sn In the phrase the faith that is in Christ Jesus, the term faith seems to mean “what Christians believe, Christian truth,” rather than personal trust in Christ. So the whole phrase could mean that others will come to place greater confidence in them regarding Christian truth; but the word “confidence” is much more likely to refer to their own boldness to act on the truth of their convictions.