is Christ Jesus; the end with God is for himself, Eph 1:5, and which, in the next verse, is explained of the glory of his grace; to which grace, acceptance with him in Christ is owing; and which is another spiritual blessing, or a branch of election and predestination, Eph 1:6....
Ephesians 6:6.μὴ κατʼ ὀφθαλμοδουλείαν:not in the way of eye-service. TWH prefer the formὀφθαλμοδουλίαν. Negative explanation of whatἁπλότης τῆς καρδίαςmeans.κατάpoints to theprincipleorruleof action....
26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, New Living Translation(NLT) 26And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, The Message Bible(MSG) ...
To make the contrast more emphatic, it is not said, "ye were in darkness, but are now in light;" but, "ye were darkness itself, and are now light itself," and this last is explained by the usual formula, "in the Lord." There was a celebrated Ephesian philosopher, Alexander, who ...
” (NLT).I now appreciate and understand more deeply what this scripture is revealing. It is further explained inHebrews 12:3-5, “For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself,lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, ...