Theophylact of Ohrid, on 1Tim 4:6

“These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto.”

“"These things" – what exactly? That there is a "great... mystery" (1 Tim. 3:16), that to abstain in such a way from marriage and foods is a matter of demons, and the rest of what the apostle said above. And what does "putting in remembrance" mean? The same as "advising." He did not say: commanding, for here he nowhere displays his authority. He said: propose these things to others. Now he says: but you yourself also be "nourished" by the same truths, turning them over in your mind and, as it were, digesting them. For suggesting unceasing attention to them, he said: "nourished." Just as we partake of food every day, so too must we always be nourished by the words of faith.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.