And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; AND YOU - you also, among those who have experienced His mighty power in enabling them to believe (Ephesians 1:19). HATH HE QUICKENED. Supplied from the Greek, Ephesians 1:5. DEAD - spiritually (Colossians 2:13). A living corps... [ Continue Reading ]
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: THE COURSE OF THIS WORLD - the career (literally, 'the age:' cf. Galatians 1:4) or present system of this world (1 Co... [ Continue Reading ]
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. ALSO WE - i:e., we also. Paul joins himself in the same category, passing from the second (Ephesians... [ Continue Reading ]
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, BUT. Consolatory contrast to the universality of men's natural heritage of "wrath." GOD, WHO IS RICH - Greek, '(as) being rich in mercy.' FOR - i:e., 'because of [ dia (G1223)] His great love:' the special ground of God's... [ Continue Reading ]
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) DEAD IN SINS - `dead in our [ tois (G3588), the] trespasses.' QUICKENED - `vivified' spiritually; by consequence, hereafter, corporally. There must be a spiritual resurrection of the soul before th... [ Continue Reading ]
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: RAISED US UP TOGETHER - with Christ. The 'raising up' pre-supposes previous quickening of Jesus in the tomb, and of us in the grave of our sins. MADE US SIT TOGETHER - with Christ; namely, in His ascens... [ Continue Reading ]
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. [ Endeixeetai (G1731)] 'That He might show forth (middle reflexive voice: for His own glory, Ephesians 1:6; Ephesians 1:12; Ephesians 1:14) in the ages which are coming on' - i... [ Continue Reading ]
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: FOR - illustrating 'the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness.' He emphatically recurs to the truth (), 'By grace ye are in a saved state.' THROUGH FAITH - the hand which apprehends Christ unto salva... [ Continue Reading ]
Not of works, lest any man should boast. NOT OF WORKS. This clause stands in contrast to "by grace" (Romans 4:4; ). LEST - Greek, 'that no man should boast' (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. WORKMANSHIP, [ poieema (G4161)] - 'a thing of His making,' 'handiwork.' Here the spiritual creation, not the physical, is referred to (Ephesians 2:8). CREATED - havin... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; WHEREFORE - since God has manifested such "grace." The Greek order in 'Aleph (') A B Delta, Vulgate, is, 'That in time past [ p... [ Continue Reading ]
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: WITHOUT CHRIST, [ chooris (G5565), implying separation of the subject from the object] - 'separate from Christ:' havi... [ Continue Reading ]
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. NOW - in contrast to "at that time" (). IN CHRIST JESUS. Jesus is added (in contrast to . "without Christ") to mark that they know Christ as the personal Saviour, "Jesus." SOMETIMES - Greek, 'aforetim... [ Continue Reading ]
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; HE - Greek, 'Himself,' and none else. OUR PEACE - not merely 'peacemaker,' but the sole source of our (Jews' and Gentiles' alike) peace with God, so the bond of union between "both" in God. H... [ Continue Reading ]
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; Rather, make "enmity" an apposition to "the middle wall of partition." 'Hath broken down the middle wall of partition (not merely, as the E... [ Continue Reading ]
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: Translate, 'Might completely reconcile again both in one body (the Church, Ephesians 4:4; Colossians 3:15) unto (their original unity with) God through His cross.' The "reconcile" [apokatalaxe], f... [ Continue Reading ]
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. Translate 'He came (of His free love) and announced glad tidings of [ eueengelisato (G2097)] peace to the apostles (Luke 24:36; John 20:19; John 20:21; John 20:26), and by them to others, through His Spirit presen... [ Continue Reading ]
For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Translate, 'For it is through Him (John 14:6; Hebrews 10:19) that we have our access (Romans 5:2; Ephesians 3:12), both of us, in (i:e., united in; 1 Corinthians 12:13, Greek) one Spirit to the Father;' as our common Father, recon... [ Continue Reading ]
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; NOW THEREFORE - `accordingly, then' [ ara (G686) oun (G3767)]. FOREIGNERS, [ paroikoi (G3941)] - 'sojourners' (Leviticus 22:10-3); opposed to 'members of the household,' as ... [ Continue Reading ]
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; [ Epoikodomeethentes (G2026), 'built up upon,' etc.; having been built up upon: omit "and are."] Compare 1 Corinthians 3:11. The same image, in Ephesians 3:17, recurs in his address... [ Continue Reading ]
In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: IN WHOM - as holding together the whole. ALL THE (SO A C; BUT B DELTA G 'ALEPH (') OMIT THE: 'EVERY') BUILDING - structure. FITLY FRAMED - so as exactly to fit together. GROWTH - `is growing' continuall... [ Continue Reading ]
In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. ARE (BEING) BUILDED TOGETHER ... THROUGH (GREEK, 'IN') THE SPIRIT - answering to "in the Lord" (). God, by His Spirit in believers, has them for His habitation (1 Corinthians 3:16; ; ).... [ Continue Reading ]