Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - For through him both of us have our access by one Spirit unto the Father. Further illustration of identity of position of Jews and Gentiles, and of the work of Christ in bringing it about. Subject of this verse, access to the Father; predicate, this access ...
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - That having the eyes of your heart enlightened. "The eyes of your heart" is an unusual expression, but it denotes that to see things clearly there is needed, not merely lumen siccum, but lumen madidum (to borrow terms of Lord Bacon), not merely intellectual...
Taken fromMatthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise) Cross References58 S1 Corinthians 1:1 S2 Corinthians 1:1 SActs 9:13 SActs 18:19 Colossians 1:2 SRomans 1:7 2 Corinthians 1:3;1 Peter 1:3 ver 20;Ephesians 2:6;Ephesians 3:10;Ephesians 6:12 ...
(John 14:6-7) And because this Counselor, the Holy Spirit, now lives inside of us, with us at the very deepest level, we will do greater things than even Jesus' miracles (John 14:12). You see, the very same power that empowered Jesus' ministry on earth dwells in us. The very ...
以弗所书6-行在光中,对抗黑暗 A.生命为圣灵充满,以及其他两个特别需要顺服的方面 1.(1-3)生命为圣灵充满,以及亲子关系。 你们作儿女的,要在主里听从父母,这是理所当然的。要孝敬父母,使你得福,在世长寿。这是第一条带应许的诫命。 a.你们作儿女的,要……听从父母:这个命令十分简洁。儿女要听从父母。这...
一个词语的含义是日复一日,年复一年。另一个的意思是指具体的某一段时间,某件事应该发生的时间。“时间”和“时机”之间是有区别的。此处的意思是“时机”(参见圣经呂振中译本、新译本圣经);这是一个确定无疑的、机会的季节,是基督徒应当爱惜的季节。在加拉太书6章10节里,同样的词语被翻译成“机会”。
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...
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...
Pulpit Commentary Verse 6.-Let no man deceive you with empty words.No man, whether pagan or nominal Christian: the pagan defending a life of pleasure as the only thing to be had with even a smack of good in it; the Christian mitigating pleasant sins, saying that the young must have an...
Pulpit Commentary Verse 17.-That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory.The invocations of Paul - the terms by which he calls on God - are always significant, involving a plea for the blessings sought. God, as "the God of our Lord Jesus Christ," gave to him the Holy...