Now it says children, but just so you teens know, the word here does not mean little children. The Greek language has a word for that, and it ispaidia. The word here is notpaidia, but rathertekna. This word means descendants. Soteknatechnically refers to every person in here. So adult...
Children and Parents - Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. “Honor your father and mother.”
Verse 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 clearness, but...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionPut on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.New Living TranslationPut on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.English Standard Versi...
vs 21 This verse is a key verse to understanding the next two sections and its various interpretations I will consider in the next prestudy guide. Comments Imitating God Eph 5:1,2 Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved ...
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the...
I don’t know about you, butmanifestisn’t a word I use much, so to help me understand this verse, I like to substitute in the word “visible.” But all things that are exposed are made [visible] by the light… Do you want to expose some sort of sinful behavior? All you have ...
Daily Verse Read the Bible Jesus Prayer Bible Study Marriage Christian Living Theology Church History End Times Videos Devotionals PodcastsEphesians 5NIV < Ephesians 4Ephesians 5 Ephesians 6 >SHARE Walk as Children of Light 51 Follow God's example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and walk...
Let's now continue in Ephesians. We have, therefore, those who are "chosen" and "justified" overall, and we have those who have free will. Repeating verse 5: Ephes. 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of...
Thus, the verse becomes an appeal to fathers to stop exasperating their children. To achieve this, fathers should see their children as full- fledged human beings with a right to their opinions and decisions about their lives. Contribution: This article holds that rather than ...