2 “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Just because someone is consistent does not mean they are correct. In this case, the church that restricts all 3 is even more hobbled to advance the Kingdom. Not a good result. Hence my pref. for the idiomatic translation, as this frees everyone to serve.

3 Just as there were 12 patriarchs in 12 tribes, there were 12 apostles of Jesus. When Judas disqualified himself, he was replaced, as there needed to be 12 for the mapping to succeed. As the 12 patriarchs died without being replaced, so did the 12 apostles of Jesus then die without being replaced.

On #1, the phrase is used to show the turning point. In 1 Tim 1, it is Jesus saving Paul and Paul makes a wordplay where the term has BOTH meanings. In 1 Tim 3, it is Jesus able to restore the deceived woman/women who aspire to teach, but no saying. In 1 Tim 4, it is Jesus in Timothy’s life who will support him in doing what he needs to do, but no saying. This is how I read it. I agree that one may not see the wordplay and if they do not see it, they do not get it.