1 Timóteo 3
Basil of Caesarea · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
1 Timóteo 3:2
The canon absolutely excludes from the ministry those who are twice married. — LETTERS 188.12
1 Timóteo 3:6
His rank should not arouse feelings of pride in the superior, lest he himself lose the blessing promised to humility or "lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the judgment of the devil." — THE LONG RULES, Q.30.R
1 Timóteo 3:15
Every one of us, indeed, who is instructed in the Holy Scripture is the administrator of some one of those gifts which, according to the gospel, have been apportioned to us. In this great household of the church not only are there vessels of every kind—gold, silver, wooden and earthen—but also a great variety of vocational pursuits. The house of God, which is the church of the living God, has hunters, travelers, architects, builders, farmers, shepherds, athletes, soldiers. — HOMILY ON THE WORDS: 'GIVE HEED TO THYSELF.'6