Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-6 (ReadEphesians 4:1-6) Nothing is pressed more earnestly in the Scriptures, than to walk as becomes those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness, understand humility, which is opposed to pride. By meekness, that excellent disposition of soul, which...
Pulpit Commentary Verse 26.-Be ye angry, and sin not.Quotation from the Septuagint version ofPsalm 4:5. Anger, the feeling and expression of displeasure, is not wholly forbidden, but is guarded by two checks. Our Lord did not make anger a breach of the sixth commandment, but being angry...
Ephesians: Translation and commentary on chapters 4-6 (vol. 34A). New York: Doubleday.Ephesians: Translation and Commentary on Chapters 4-6. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1974.Ephesians: Translation and Commentary on Chapters 1-3. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1974....
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Striving to keep the unity of the Spirit. Σπουδάζοντες is stronger than the A.V. "endeavoring," and denotes an object to be carefully and earnestly watched for and promoted. "The unity of the Spirit" is equivalent to the unity of which the...
Ephesians 4:29 Meaning and Commentary Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, &c.] As unsavoury speech, foolish talking, light and frothy language, that which is filthy, unprofitable, noxious, and nauseous, and all that is sinful; such as profane oaths, curses...
Ephesians 4:32 Meaning and Commentary Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another Good, affable, courteous; which appears in looks, words, and actions; by looking pleasantly on each other, speaking kindly to one another, and mutually doing every good office that lies in their way, and ...
The phrase "of our Lord Jesus Christ" in the KJV, parallel to 1:17, isn't found in the earliest manuscripts and is omitted in modern translations. F.F. Bruce, The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians (New International Commentary on the New Testament; Eerdmans...
Expository Times 120 (2009): 167-71.Barnard, J.A. 2009. Unity in Christ: The Purpose of Ephesians. Expository Times, 120(4):167-171. Barth, M. 1974a. Ephesians: Introduction, Translation and Commentary on Chapters 1-3. New York: Doubleday....
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 28. - Let the stealer stem no more. Ὁ κλέπτων may be translated either as a noun or as the present participle. In either case it implies that even Christians might continue to steal, and that they had to be warned against the habit. This may seem str...
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 29. - Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth. Not pagans only, but some of whom better things might be expected, need this charge. How revolting is the tendency in some circles to foul and blasphemous conversation; to profane and obscene jests, songs, and allu...