5:17 Elders who provide effective leadership 4 must be counted worthy 5 of double honor, 6 especially those who work hard in speaking 7 and teaching.
1 tn Grk “in you.”
2 tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”
sn These prophetic words perhaps spoke of what God would do through Timothy in his ministry (cf. 1 Tim 1:18).
3 tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).
4 tn Grk “who lead well.”
5 tn Or “deserving.”
6 tn Like the similar use of “honor” in v. 3, this phrase
denotes both respect and remuneration: “honor plus honorarium.”
7 tn Or “in preaching”; Grk “in word.”